Browser interface to scanner
First Claim
1. A system for interfacing a browser and a scanner comprising:
- a computer terminal having a browser loaded thereon;
a communications network connected to said computer terminal;
a HTTP server connected to said communications network; and
a scanning device connected to said HTTP server, wherein said scanning device is controlled by said browser on said computer terminal, and wherein a data stream generated by said scanning device is transmitted to said browser and is manipulated thereby.
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Abstract
A system for interfacing a browser and a scanner includes a computer terminal having a browser loaded thereon; a communications network connected to the computer terminal; a HTTP server connected to the communications network; and a scanning device connected to the HTTP server, wherein the scanning device is controlled by the browser on the computer terminal, and wherein a data stream generated by the scanning device is transmitted to the browser and is manipulated thereby. A scanning device is controlled with a browser residing in a computer terminal includes loading the browser on the computer terminal, wherein the computer terminal is connected to the scanning device; setting scanning parameters for the scanning device from the browser; commanding the scanning device to scan an object, thereby creating a data stream representative of the scanned object; and manipulating the data stream with the browser.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for interfacing a browser and a scanner comprising:
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a computer terminal having a browser loaded thereon;
a communications network connected to said computer terminal;
a HTTP server connected to said communications network; and
a scanning device connected to said HTTP server, wherein said scanning device is controlled by said browser on said computer terminal, and wherein a data stream generated by said scanning device is transmitted to said browser and is manipulated thereby. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling a scanning device with a browser residing in a computer terminal comprising:
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loading the browser on the computer terminal, wherein the computer terminal is connected to the scanning device;
setting scanning parameters in a user interface for the scanning device from the browser;
commanding the scanning device to scan an object, thereby creating a data stream representative of the scanned object; and
manipulating the data stream with the browser. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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