System and method for facilitating interaction between a computer and a network scanner
US7389516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0074
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are provided for facilitating communication between a computing device and a network scanner upon discovery of the network scanner. The system includes a driver having an operating system communication layer and a scanning profile communication layer, the scanning profile communication layer implementing a zero configuration device network architecture. The driver includes a translation mechanism for translating information between a scanning communication protocol of the scanning profile communication layer and an operating system communication mode of the operating system communication layer. The driver may further include a scanning command module for transferring scanning commands from the driver to the network scanning device and a data handler for opening a communication channel between the driver and the scanner and transmitting scan data over the communication channel.
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