System for accommodating third party imaging processing solutions in a scanner
US7064870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for permitting insertion or replacement of electronic cards, the system includes a scanner for scanning hardcopy elements, the scanner including an electronic component for performing at least one processing function on an electronic representation of the hardcopy element; a first processor for directing operations of the scanner and for receiving directions that are passed to other components; a field-installed electronic card that performs additional processing on the electronic representation of the hardcopy element; a second processor electrically connected to the scanner for sending directions to the scanner processor which processor includes field-installed control code for directing the field-installed electronic card.
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