Scanner with removable data storage media
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Abstract
A stand alone flat bed scanner including a CPU, a removable storage medium, a control system displaying digital image and controls for controlling the mode of operation, degree of resolution, related parameters associated with generating, storing and displaying digital data. Ports for printers, accessories and other peripherals, an internal hard drive, and software adapted to display images directly on a television screen, including battery, and a pivotal handle for portable use in environments not having an external power supply.
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36 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A flat bed scanner adapted for creating digital data representative of an object image comprising:
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a housing having a scanner surface thereon;
a carriage adapted for reciprocal movement within said housing;
a digital camera positioned on said carriage;
a central processing unit positioned within said housing, beneath said surface and adapted to control scanning, editing, and input output functions for scanned images;
a control system adapted to control scanning of objects placed on said scanning surface;
a parallel printer port whereby said scanner may output to a conventional printer for printing of said scanned image directly from said scanner;
a liquid crystal display LCD positioned on said housing and adapted to display control and scanning processing information.
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35. A method of scanning and storing an image in a stand-alone scanner having a housing with an interior space, comprising:
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entering through a control panel commands to a processor disposed in the housing, operative to process said commands, and adapted to convert scanned image data to a graphic/image format file;
operating the scanner in response to said commands to produce scanned image data;
processing the scanned image data with said processor;
converting the scanned image data to a graphic/image format file with said processor; and
, storing said graphic/image format file on a removable storage device inserted within a data/image storage unit disposed in said housing.
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36. In a stand-alone scanning apparatus including a single housing having a top surface and an interior space defined beneath said top surface, a method of scanning and storing an image comprising the steps of:
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entering commands to control said apparatus on a control panel mounted on the housing;
scanning an image placed within a scanning area of said apparatus to produce scanned image data via a scanner disposed within said housing interior space;
processing said entered commands and controlling said scanner in accordance with said entered commands;
converting said scanned image data to graphic/image file format via a processor disposed within said housing interior space; and
,storing said converted scanned image, via a data/image storage unit disposed in said housing interior space on a removable storage device inserted within said data/image storage unit.
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