Electrical charger integrating a business card scanner therein

• US 6,789,734 B1
• Filed: 06/12/2003
• Issued: 09/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Tu, I Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): ST CYR, DANIEL
• Application Number:
  US10/459,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20040169078A1
• Time in Patent Office: 460 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.45, 235/472.01, 235/441, 235/451, 320/114, 320/115
• US Class Current: 235/441
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00885 Power supply means, e.g. arrangements for the control of power supply to the apparatus or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/121 Feeding arrangements transporting sheets to or from the scanning position H04N1/0057; control or error compensation of sub-scanning velocity H04N1/0473
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/193 using electrically scanned linear arrays , e.g. linear CCD arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices

Abstract

An electrical charger integrating a business card scanner therein has the functions of charging a personal digital assistant (PDA) and recording a business card. The electrical charger has a casing and a charger body. The casing has an entry, an exit and a cradle mounted on the casing. The cradle has a first through hole and a second through hole. The charger body is mounted inside the casing, and has a charging unit with a power connector, and a scanning unit with a signal connector. The power connector and the signal connector respectively penetrate through the first and second through holes. The business card travels from the entry of the casing to the exit of the casing to be scanned by the scanner integrated in the electrical charger.

Claims

1. A structure of an electrical charger integrating a business card scanner, comprising:

a scanner casing for scanning a business card, and the scanner casing having an entry and an exit positioned at an opposite side of the entry;

a cradle mounted on the scanner casing for receiving and supporting a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the cradle having a first through hole and a second through hole; and

an electronic assembly arranged inside the scanner casing, the electronic assembly including a charging unit with a power connector and a scanning unit with a signal connector, wherein the power connector and the signal connector respectively penetrate through the first and second through holes.

2. The electrical charger of claim 1, wherein the charger body further includes a base having the charging unit and the scanning unit mounted thereon.

3. The electrical charger of claim 2, wherein the scanning unit further includes a sensing unit with a contact image sensor therein.

4. The electrical charger of claim 1, wherein the signal connector is a USB connector.

5. The electrical charger of claim 1, wherein a rack further extends from a top of the cradle.