System and method of data entry utilizing a scanning printer
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1. A system for data input into a data processing system, said system comprising:
- a host computer; and
a multi-function terminal, coupled to said host computer, wherein said multi-function terminal further includes;
a non-planar document-guidance track;
only one scanner for retrieving data from a document and sending said data to said host computer for processing; and
a print module, located adjacent to said document-guidance track, wherein said print module further includes;
a print head track situated orthogonally to said non-planar document-guidance track; and
at least one print head coupled to said print head track, wherein a position of said at least one print head can be altered, by moving said at least one print head to one side of said print head track, to accommodate documents of different thickness, sizes, and rigidity to facilitate data retrieval of said scanner, wherein said at least one print head can be situated in a first position during a normal scanning operation and a second position during a card scanning operation, wherein responsive to a request to scan data utilizing said card scanning operation, said at least one print head of said scanning printer is capable of moving, relative to said non-planar document guidance track, from said first position to said second position.
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Abstract
A system and method for data input into a data processing system. The data processing system includes a host computer and a multi-function terminal that includes a non-planer document-guidance track, only one scanner for retrieving data from a document and sending the data to a host computer for processing, and a one print module, located adjacent to the document-guidance track. The print module also includes at least one print head, where the position of the print head and/or platen may be altered to accommodate documents of different thickness, sizes, and rigidity to facilitate data retrieval of said scanner.
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1. A system for data input into a data processing system, said system comprising:
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a host computer; and a multi-function terminal, coupled to said host computer, wherein said multi-function terminal further includes; a non-planar document-guidance track; only one scanner for retrieving data from a document and sending said data to said host computer for processing; and a print module, located adjacent to said document-guidance track, wherein said print module further includes; a print head track situated orthogonally to said non-planar document-guidance track; and at least one print head coupled to said print head track, wherein a position of said at least one print head can be altered, by moving said at least one print head to one side of said print head track, to accommodate documents of different thickness, sizes, and rigidity to facilitate data retrieval of said scanner, wherein said at least one print head can be situated in a first position during a normal scanning operation and a second position during a card scanning operation, wherein responsive to a request to scan data utilizing said card scanning operation, said at least one print head of said scanning printer is capable of moving, relative to said non-planar document guidance track, from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A multi-function terminal, comprising:
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a non-planar document-guidance track; only one scanner for retrieving data from a document and sending said data to said host computer for processing; and a print module, located adjacent to said document-guidance track, wherein said print module further includes; a print head track situated orthogonally to said non-planar document-guidance track; and at least one print head coupled to said print head track, wherein a position of said at least one print head can be altered, by moving said at least one print head to one side of said print head track, to accommodate documents of different thickness, sizes, and rigidity to facilitate data retrieval of said scanner, wherein said at least one print head can be situated in a first position during a normal scanning operation and a second position during a card scanning operation, wherein responsive to a request to scan data utilizing said card scanning operation, said at least one print head of said scanning printer is capable of moving, relative to said non-planar document guidance track, from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for data input into a data processing system, said method comprising:
in response to detecting a request to scan data from a document with a scanning printer into a data processing system, altering a position of at least one print head coupled to a print head track of said scanning printer, by moving said at least one print head to one side of said print head track situated orthogonally to a non-planar document-guidance track, to accommodate documents of different thickness, sizes, and rigidity to facilitate data retrieval, wherein in response to a request to scan data utilizing a card scanning operation, moving said at least one print head of said scanning printer, relative to said non-planer document guidance track, from a first position to a second position, wherein said at least one print head can be situated in said first position during a normal scanning operating and said second position during a card scanning operation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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