Image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device

• US 20050225810A1
• Filed: 04/02/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fang Cheng Sun
• Original Assignee: Fang Cheng Sun
• Inventors: Sun, Fang Cheng
• Application Number:
  US10/815,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20050225810A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00241 using an image reading device as a local input to a computer input via network, e.g. network scanners H04N1/00225
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0051 Card-type connector, e.g. PCMCIA card interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices

Abstract

An image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device has a housing with a accommodating space, an image retrieval unit set in a side of the device, a process unit for handling a plurality of pictures taken by an image retrieval unit, a memory expansion slot set in one side of the housing, a memory card set in the memory expansion slot to store a plurality of text images and pictures, a scanning unit set in the accommodating space to scan text information on a business card, and an image retrieval button set in one side of the housing as a switch for starting the image retrieval process. By plugging a business card into the business card entrance, the text information on the business card will be scanned and transformed into image data. The device can also take pictures for combination with the business cards.

Claims

1. An image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device, comprising:

a housing with an accommodating space, a business card entrance and a business card exit set in the housing and communicating with the accommodating space;

an image retrieval unit set in one side of the device;

a process unit dealing with a plurality of pictures taken by the image retrieval unit;

a memory expansion slot set in one side of the housing, a memory card being set in the memory expansion slot to store a plurality of pictures and text information;

a scanning unit set in the accommodating space to scan text on a business card; and

an image retrieval button set in one side of the housing as a switch for starting the image retrieval process;

wherein by plugging a business card into the business card entrance, the text on the business card is scanned and transformed into image data, and the data is stored in the memory card, while by pressing the button, pictures of people are taken for combination with the business cards.

2. The image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device as in claim 1, wherein the memory card is one of a CFC (Compact Flash Card), a MS (Memory Stick), a MMC (Multimedia Card), a SDC (Secure Digital Card) and a SMC (Smart Media Card).

3. The image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device as in claim 1, further comprising:

a screen set in the top of housing to display the text images and pictures stored in the memory card;

a plurality of operation buttons set in the top of the housing for editing the text images and pictures stored in the memory card; and

a connecting cord.

4. The image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device as in claim 3, wherein the screen is a light-emitting diode (LED) screen or a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen.

5. The image retrieval and memory-accessing business card scanning device as in claim 3, wherein the connecting cord is one of a USB connecting cord and an IEEE 1394 bus connecting cord.