Image scanner and image forming apparatus with an interface for connection with an external computer
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1. An image scanner for use with an external host apparatus containing a disk storage apparatus, said image scanner comprising:
- means for reading an image;
an interface means for connecting the image scanner to the external host apparatus; and
a file system emulation means for;
(a) emulating a file system contained in the disk storage apparatus of the external host apparatus, and(b) making the image scanner look like the disk storage apparatus to the external host apparatus to transfer said image from the reading means to said external host apparatus via said interface means.
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Abstract
An image scanner is occasionally used with an external host computer and includes an optical system and a CCD image sensor for reading an image of a document placed on a document platform. The image scanner further includes a small computer system interface (SCSI) for connecting the image scanner to the external host apparatus, and a CPU, a nonvolatile memory, an SCSI controller etc. for emulating a file system contained in the external host computer.
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1. An image scanner for use with an external host apparatus containing a disk storage apparatus, said image scanner comprising:
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means for reading an image; an interface means for connecting the image scanner to the external host apparatus; and a file system emulation means for; (a) emulating a file system contained in the disk storage apparatus of the external host apparatus, and (b) making the image scanner look like the disk storage apparatus to the external host apparatus to transfer said image from the reading means to said external host apparatus via said interface means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image scanner for use with an external host apparatus containing a disk storage apparatus, said image scanner comprising:
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means for reading an image; an interface means for connecting the image scanner to the external host apparatus; and a file system emulation means for emulating a file system contained in the disk storage apparatus of the external host apparatus and for making the image scanner look like the disk storage apparatus to the external host apparatus to transfer the image from the reading means to said external host apparatus via said interface means, said file system emulation means comprising a memory means for storing data of a predetermined region of said file system, to which the region basic information of the file system has been written. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An image scanner for use with an external host apparatus containing a disk storage apparatus, said image scanner comprising:
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means for reading an image; an interface means for connecting the image scanner to the external host apparatus; and a file system emulation means for emulating a file system contained in the disk storage apparatus of the external host apparatus and for making the image scanner look like the disk storage apparatus to the external host apparatus to transfer the image from the reading means to said external host apparatus via said interface means, said file system emulation means comprising a parameter setting means for creating a parameter file required to set an operation mode of the image scanner and for setting the operation mode of the image scanner based on parameter data written to the parameter file from the external host apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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