System and method for interfacing with a production scanner
US7072057B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for interfacing with production scanners is disclosed. A driver is provided which enables real-time communications between a scanning application and scanner devices. The driver includes an application program interface which is coupled with one or more personality modules, one for each scanner device. The personality module facilitates the command and control of a particular scanner device. The application program interface can communicate with more than one personality module at any given time to enable parallel simultaneous operation of multiple scanner devices. The driver delivers resultant image data from the scans to a commonly accessible buffer where the scanning application can asynchronously retrieve it.
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