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Image and optical mark scanner with encryption

  • US 20050238260A1
  • Filed: 04/15/2005
  • Published: 10/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A scanner comprising:

  • a scanning head to scan data from a physical medium;

    an encryption algorithm for encrypting the scanned data;

    a processor operable to use the encryption algorithm to encrypt the data scanned by the scanning head, wherein the processor is operable to encrypt the scanned data substantially immediately after at least some of the data scanned by the scanning head; and

    an output port to output the data encrypted by the processor.

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