Business card scanner and method of use
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1. A business card scanning system comprising:
- a hollow body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture, and a second aperture, the first aperture being designed for receiving a business card inserted into the hollow body;
a viewing port positioned in optical communication with the second aperture of the hollow body to directly view the inserted business card; and
a data scanning system including a sensor, data processing circuits, and data storage circuits mounted in the hollow body, the data scanning system being positioned to scan the business card to generate data therefrom, the generated data is coupled to and processed by the data processing circuits and processed data from the data processing circuits is coupled to and stored in the data storage circuits.
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Abstract
A business card scanning system (101) is provided. A hollow body (102) having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture (104), and a second aperture (103) is formed. The first aperture (104) is used for inserting a business card (111) into the hollow body (102) past a sensor (109) to generate data. A display (405) is positioned in the hollow body (102) for viewing. Data is subsequently processed by the data processing circuits (409) and stored in the data storage circuits (409).
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20 Claims
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1. A business card scanning system comprising:
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a hollow body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture, and a second aperture, the first aperture being designed for receiving a business card inserted into the hollow body; a viewing port positioned in optical communication with the second aperture of the hollow body to directly view the inserted business card; and a data scanning system including a sensor, data processing circuits, and data storage circuits mounted in the hollow body, the data scanning system being positioned to scan the business card to generate data therefrom, the generated data is coupled to and processed by the data processing circuits and processed data from the data processing circuits is coupled to and stored in the data storage circuits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for scanning a business card comprising the steps of:
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providing a hollow body having a exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture, and a second aperture, the first aperture being designed for receiving a business card inserted into the hollow body; providing a viewing port system positioned in optical communication with the second aperture of the hollow body to directly view the inserted business card; and providing a data scanning system including a sensor, data processing circuits, and data storage circuits mounted in the hollow body; scanning the business card utilizing the data scanning system to generate data therefrom and supplying the generated data to the data processing circuits; processing the data utilizing the data processing circuits; and storing the data in the data storage circuits. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A business card scanning and imaging system comprising:
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a hollow body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture, and a second aperture, the first aperture being designed for receiving a business card inserted into the hollow body; a visual display system positioned in the second aperture of the hollow body and designed to receive data and display an image generated from the data; and a data scanning system including a sensor and data processing circuits mounted in the hollow body and coupled to supply data to the visual display system, the data scanning system being designed to scan the business card to generate data therefrom and communicate the data to the visual display system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hand-held electronic business card scanning and imaging system comprising:
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a portable hand-held hollow body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture, and a second aperture, the first aperture being designed for receiving a business card inserted into the hollow body; a virtual image display system positioned in the second aperture of the hollow body and designed to receive data and display an image generated from the received data; and a data scanning system including a sensor, data processing circuits, and data storage circuits mounted in the hollow body, the data scanning system being designed to scan the business card and to generate data therefrom, and the data scanning system being electrically coupled to supply the data to the virtual image display system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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