Patent 7420717 was granted and assigned to Samsung on September, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method and an apparatus for scanning an image. The method includes determining a first side of the periphery of an original document while moving an image sensor, detecting first and second reference points representing first and second end points of the first side, scanning an image between the first and second reference points, and determining a second side of the original document opposite to the first side, wherein the scanning is stopped.