Computer network scanning
First Claim
1. A scanning system, comprising:
- a computer terminal configured to accept input of a scan setting for causing a scanner node to scan an image, and a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent;
a server configured to store a scan order including the scan setting and the destination, and to provide the scan order to the scanner node; and
the scanner node, the scanner node being configured to retrieve the scan order including the scan setting and the destination remotely from the server over a network and to process the retrieved scan order,wherein by processing the retrieved scan order, the image is scanned at the scanner node according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order, and the scanned image is sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order.
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Abstract
A computer network scanning system and method for fulfilling a scan order using at least one scanner node on a computer network. The computer network scanning includes at least one computer terminal adapted to receive input for the creation of the scan order, at least one order entry server computer configured to create and distribute the scan order, and at least one scanner node, each scanner node configured to process scan orders set to or received by the scanner node. The computer network scanning method includes the steps of creating a can order, submitting he scan order to a scanner node, processing he scan order at the scanner node, and updating the computer network scanning system of the completion of the scan order.
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22 Claims
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1. A scanning system, comprising:
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a computer terminal configured to accept input of a scan setting for causing a scanner node to scan an image, and a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent; a server configured to store a scan order including the scan setting and the destination, and to provide the scan order to the scanner node; and the scanner node, the scanner node being configured to retrieve the scan order including the scan setting and the destination remotely from the server over a network and to process the retrieved scan order, wherein by processing the retrieved scan order, the image is scanned at the scanner node according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order, and the scanned image is sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A scanning method comprising:
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accepting input of a scan setting and a destination at a computer terminal, wherein the scan setting is a setting for causing a scanner node to scan in image and the destination is a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent; storing a scan order at a server, wherein the scan order includes the scan setting and the destination, and providing the scan order to the scanner node; retrieving the scan order including the scan setting and the destination at the scanner node remotely from the server over a network; and processing the retrieved scan order by the scanner node; wherein by processing the retrieved scan order, the image is scanned at the scanner node according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order, and the scanned image is sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order.
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12. A computer-readable memory medium having computer-executable process steps stored thereon, wherein said process steps cause a computer terminal and a server and a scanner node to perform a scanning method wherein said process steps comprise:
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an accepting step to accept input of a scan setting and a destination at the computer terminal, wherein the scan setting is a setting for causing a scanner node to scan in image and the destination is a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent; a storing step to store a scan order at the server, wherein the scan order includes the scan setting and the destination; a providing step to provide, by the server, the scan order to the scanner node; a retrieving step to retrieve the scan order including the scan setting and the destination at the scanner node remotely from the server over a network; and a processing step to process the retrieved scan order by the scanner node; wherein by processing the retrieved scan order, the image is scanned at the scanner node according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order, and the scanned image is sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order.
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13. A scanning system, comprising:
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a computer terminal configured to accept input of a scan setting for causing a scanner node to scan an image, and a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent; a database configured to store a scan order including the scan setting and the destination, the scan order being provided to the scanner node; and the scanner node, the scanner node being configured to retrieve the scan order including the scan setting and the destination remotely from the database over a network and to process the retrieved scan order, wherein by processing the retrieved scan order, the image is scanned at the scanner node according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order, and the scanned image is sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order.
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14. A scanning apparatus comprising:
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a retrieving unit configured to retrieve a scan order remotely over a network from a server which stores the scan order, the retrieved scan order including a scan setting for causing the scanning apparatus to scan an image and a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent; a scanning unit configured to scan the image according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order; and a controlling unit configured to cause the scanned image to be sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A scanning apparatus comprising:
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a retrieving unit configured to retrieve a scan order remotely over a network from a database which stores the scan order, the retrieved scan order including a scan setting for causing the scanning apparatus to scan an image and a destination to which the scanned image is to be sent; a scanning unit configured to scan the image according to the scan setting included in the retrieved scan order; and a controlling unit configured to cause the scanned image to be sent to the destination included in the retrieved scan order.
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Specification