Patent · US Expired

Switchable LCD touchscreen panel scan module

US7184028B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
12References
18Claims
0Family size

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Filing dateJan 3, 2003
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/502
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprising a controller, a scanner coupled to the controller, an external video port coupled to the controller, and an external video monitor coupled to the video port. The controller comprising a component object module for communicating between the controller and a user interface to be displayed on the external video monitor. When an image is scanned by the scanner, a scanned image is created, the scanned image is stored by the controller and the component object module causes the scanned image to be displayed on the external monitor. The component object interface receives input from the external monitor and communicates the input to the controller. The scanned image is previewed on one portion of the external monitor while commands may be simultaneously received at another portion of the external monitor.

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