DYNAMIC SCANNER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A scanner device, comprising:
- an interface module providing two-way communications between the scanner device and a separately housed computer;
an input system providing a first input device;
a scanner module that, upon actuation of the first input device, scans a document to create a digital image of the document;
a processor controlling operation of the scanner, said processor configured with instructions to send data comprising the digital image to the computer for delivery to an information management software application executing on the computer, wherein sending said digital image is based on completion of scanning the document after the actuation of the first input device.
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Abstract
A printer, scanner device and methods for using same are described herein. A printer device may include a dedicated input that, when actuated, generates and sends a request to a computer for known data or a predetermined print job, e.g., schedule information from a personal information management (PIM) application. A scanner device may include another dedicated input that, when actuated, automatically scans a document fed to the device by the user and sends the scanned image to IM (or other) software on a computer, bypassing the need to manipulate the scanned image using scanner software. The device may be used with printed metapaper, which includes a barcode or other indicia identifying the metapaper and corresponds to a stored template image of the metapaper. When the metapaper is rescanned, the scan can be compared to the stored template information to identify changes and synchronize the changes with the IM software.
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20 Claims
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1. A scanner device, comprising:
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an interface module providing two-way communications between the scanner device and a separately housed computer;
an input system providing a first input device;
a scanner module that, upon actuation of the first input device, scans a document to create a digital image of the document;
a processor controlling operation of the scanner, said processor configured with instructions to send data comprising the digital image to the computer for delivery to an information management software application executing on the computer, wherein sending said digital image is based on completion of scanning the document after the actuation of the first input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for scanning a document, comprising:
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at a scanner, receiving an indication that a user has actuated a predetermined input device corresponding to scanning a document having a predetermined type of printed information thereon;
scanning the document to create a digital image of the document; and
sending data comprising the digital image to the computer for delivery to a predetermined software application executing on a separately housed computer, said predetermined software application being other than a device driver and a scanner management application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An image reproducing device, comprising:
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an interface module providing two-way wireless communications between the image reproducing device and a separately housed computer;
an input system providing first and second input devices;
a scanner module that, upon actuation of the first input device, scans a document to create a digital image of the document;
a printer module; and
a processor controlling operation of the image reproducing device, said processor configured with instructions to wirelessly send data comprising the digital image to the computer for delivery to an information management software application executing on the computer, wherein wirelessly sending said digital image is based on completion of scanning the document after the actuation of the first input device, and wherein the processor is further configured with instructions to, upon actuation of the second input device, generate a request for a print job comprising predetermined information and send the request to the information management software application. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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