CPC H04N 23/74 (2023.01) [G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30176 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of enhancing document capture, the method comprising:
receiving, from a capture device, a first image of a hardcopy document, the first image including a shadow over at least a portion of the hardcopy document;
detecting a shadow in the first image;
selecting an intensity level based on a characteristic of the shadow, wherein the intensity level is selected from at least two intensity levels at which a controllable light source is capable of emitting;
causing the controllable light source, directed at the hardcopy document, to emit light at the intensity level;
receiving, from the capture device, a second image of the hardcopy document while the hardcopy document is illuminated by the controllable light source emitting the light at the intensity level; and
storing the second image of the hardcopy document.
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