Imaging device for imaging pages of book, method therefor, and recording medium

摘要

An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that captures page images; an operation unit configured to receives a command from outside to select a left page imaging mode in which left page images among the page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning, and a command from outside to select a right page imaging mode in which right page images among the page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning; a control unit that causes the imaging unit to perform imaging of the page images that correspond to the imaging mode selected via the operation unit; and an output unit that outputs the page images captured by the imaging unit.

主权项

1. An imaging device, comprising:
an imaging unit that captures page images; an operation unit configured to receives a command from outside to select a left page imaging mode whereby left page images among said page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning, and a command from outside to select a right page imaging mode whereby right page images among said page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning; a control unit that causes the imaging unit to perform imaging of the page images that correspond to the imaging mode selected via the operation unit; and an output unit that outputs the page images captured by the imaging unit, wherein the operation unit is configured to receive, from outside, a command that designates an area that contains an image of a page number in one of the left and right page images, and wherein the control unit extracts an image of said area that contains the page number and creates a thumbnail of said extracted image.