Method and system for promoting scanning speed
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a method and a system for promoting scanning speed are provided. The method comprises steps of determining a transmission rate of a transit interface, adjusting system clock responsive to the transmission rate of the transit interface to change a data generated rate, and scanning an original to generate data at the rate controlled by the system clock. The key aspect of the present invention is by adjusting system clock to change the data generated rate corresponding to the transmission rate of the transit interface. Therefore, in response to the transmission rate of the transit interface, the system clock is adjusted to produce the data at a rate that can reduce the possibility of memory buffer full leading to the reduction in the time wasting on start-stop processes and therefore promote the scanning speed without requiring the increase in size of a memory buffer.
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42 Claims
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for adjusting a scanning system clock to adjust a data generation rate of a scanning system, based at least in part on said data transmission rate of a data interface; and
means for performing a scanning operation to generate scanning data at said adjusted data generation rate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for adjusting a scanning system clock based at least in part on a comparion of a data transmission rate of a data interface and a predetermined value; and
means for performing a scanning operation to generate scanning data at a rate controlled by said scanning system clock. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An article comprising a storage medium, having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, result in:
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adjusting a scanning system clock to adjust a data generation rate of a scanning system, based at least in part on a data transmission rate of a data interface; and
performing a scanning operation to generate scanning data at said adjusted data generation rate. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An article comprising a storage medium, having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, result in:
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adjusting a scanning system clock based at least in part on a comparison of a data transmission rate of a data inferrace with a predetermined value; and
performing a scanning operation to generate scanning data at a rate controlled by said scanning system clock. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A scanning system comprising:
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a plurality of data interfaces to provide data between the scanning system and a host device, the plurality of data interfaces, said data interfaces being associated with respective data transmission rates;
circuitry to select one of the plurality of data interfaces to transmit data between the scanning system and a host device;
a system clock generator to generate an associated system clock responsive to said selection of one of the plurality of data interfaces; and
a scanning module to generate scanning data at a data generation rate controlled by said associated generated system clock. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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