CN1315713A

CN1315713A - Scanner

Info

Publication number: CN1315713A
Application number: CN 00104767
Authority: CN
Inventors: 施伯升
Original assignee: Avision Inc
Current assignee: Avision Inc
Priority date: 2000-03-28
Filing date: 2000-03-28
Publication date: 2001-10-03

Abstract

A scanner capable of inputting various symbols. The scanner includes a scanner casing, a control circuit inside the scanner casing for controlling the operation of the scanner, a scanning module inside the scanner casing and connected electrically to the control circuit for scanning one document and generating corresponding document image signal, and an input device on the scanner casing and connected to the control circuit for inputting text symbol, digital symbol and special symbol to generate corresponding input signal and transmitting the input signal to the control circuit to control the operation of the scanner.

Description

Scanner

The present invention relates to a kind of scanner, particularly a kind of scanner of importing various symbols.

With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of known scanner 10.Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of scanner 10 shown in Figure 1.Scanner 10 includes one scan device housing 12, one control circuit 14, be located in the scanner shell 12, be used for the operation of gated sweep device 10, one scan module 16, be located in the scanner shell 12 and be electrically connected on control circuit 14, be used for scanning a file 18 and produce corresponding document image signal, one user interface 20, be located on the scanner shell 12 and be electrically connected on control circuit 14, and a display panel 22, be located at the surface of scanner shell 12 and be electrically connected on control circuit 14, be used for the information that display control circuit 14 transmitted.User interface 20 includes a plurality of buttons 21, is used for importing push button signalling.

Control circuit 14 includes a storer 24 and is used for stored routine and data, and a processor 26 is used for the programs of being deposited in the execute store 24.There is an operating system 28 in the storer 24, be used for the operation of processor controls 26, one scan driver of modules 30, be executed under the operating system 28, be used for gated sweep module 16 operation and handle the document image signal that scan module 16 is produced, one user interface driver 23, be executed under the operating system 28, be used for controlling the operation at user interface, one display panel driver 34, be executed under the operating system 28, be used for controlling the operation of display panel 22, an and application program 36, be executed under the operating system 28, be used for setting the operator scheme of scan module driver 30 and the handling procedure of document image signal via the push button signalling that the user imported that user interface driver 32 is transmitted, and with push button signalling that the user imported or the indicator signal relevant with control is shown on the display panel 22 via display panel driver 34.

Control circuit 14 is the operations that come gated sweep device 10 according to the push button signalling that the user is imported via user interface 20, and with push button signalling that the user imported or the indication signal relevant with control on display panel 22.Because the space on the scanner shell 12 is very limited, it only can hold the function key of only a few, therefore the user can't the input characters symbol, numeric character and special symbol carry out the specific function as word processing etc., yet along with development of internet technology, more and more consumers expect that scanner can have the function of online, the image information of scanning gained directly is sent on other boards on the network by world-wide web or Local Area Network, for example image information recipient's electronic mail account.Because the addressing mode of network need use complicated key symbols, as English alphabet, numeral, special symbol (" ", ". ", " _ ", "-", ": ", "/" ... or the like), special function keys etc., " a kind of scanner of importing various symbols " just become to provide the basic demand of scanner line online.

Therefore, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of scanner of importing various symbols, to address the above problem.

For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of scanner, it includes: one scan device housing; One control circuit is located in this scanner shell, is used for controlling the operation of this scanner; The one scan module is located in this scanner shell and is electrically connected on this control circuit, is used for scanning a file and produces corresponding document image signal; An and input media, be located on this scanner shell and be electrically connected on this control circuit, be used for input characters symbol, numeric character and special symbol, to produce corresponding input signal, and this input signal is sent in this control circuit, to control the operation of this scanner.

For making purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage easy to understand more, be further described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of known scanner.

Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of Fig. 1 scanner.

Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of scanner of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of Fig. 3 scanner.

Fig. 5 is the functional block diagram of another scanner 90 of the present invention.

With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of scanner 40 of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of scanner 40 shown in Figure 3.Scanner 40 includes one scan device housing 42, one control circuit 44 is located in the scanner shell 42, be used for the operation of gated sweep device 40, one scan module 46 is located in the scanner shell 42 and is electrically connected on control circuit 44, be used for scanning a file 48 and produce corresponding document image signal, one touch-control sensing panel 50 is located at the surface of scanner shell 42 and is electrically connected on control circuit 44, be used for showing and include a plurality of letter symbol keys, one keyboard picture of digital symbol key and special symbol key, one mouse 52 is connected in touch-control sensing panel 50, be used for controlling the shown keyboard picture of touch-control sensing panel 50, and a telecommunication circuit 60 is used for being electrically connected with transmission electronic information mutually with another electronic installation 64 via a cable 62.

The user can be via in the shown keyboard picture of touch-control sensing panel 50, with mode input characters symbol, numeric character or the special symbol of touch-control, to produce corresponding input signal.Touch-control sensing panel 50 is input display panels, and the user can be by mouse 52 its shown keyboard pictures of control, so that import various symbols.The operation that control circuit 44 can come gated sweep device 40 according to the symbol of user's input, and relevant control information (related control messages) is shown on the touch-control sensing panel 50.

Control circuit 44 includes a storer 66 and is used for stored programme and data, and a processor 68 is used for the programs of being deposited in the execute store 66.There is an operating system 70 in the storer 66 and is used for the operation of processor controls 68, one scan control program 72 is executed under the operating system 70, be used for gated sweep module 46 operation and handle the document image signal that scan module 46 is produced, one mouse control program 74 is executed under the operating system 70, be used for the operation of mouse beacon 52, one panel control program 76 is executed under the operating system 70, be used for the display keyboard picture on touch-control sensing panel 50, and the input of doing via a plurality of button of keyboard picture according to the user produces corresponding input signal, one telecommunication circuit control program 78 is executed under the operating system 70, be used for controlling the operation of telecommunication circuit 60, and an application program 80, be executed under the operating system 70.

Application program 80 is to be used for the input signal that produced according to panel control program 76 with the operator scheme of setting scan control program 72 and the handling procedure of document image signal, and be shown on the touch-control sensing panel 50 via panel control program 76, and document image signal is reached electronic installation 64 via telecommunication circuit control program 78 with various symbols that the user imported or with the related control information mutually that produces from operating system 70.

Electronic installation 64 can be a world-wide web (Internet), and application program 80 is an electronic mail processing program, and it can reach world-wide web with document image signal with the form of an Email via telecommunication circuit control program 78.Electronic installation 64 also can be a printer, and application program 80 to be a file xerox handling procedure, and it can print out via printer with document image signal via telecommunication circuit control program 78.Electronic installation 64 also can be a personal computer (personal computer), and application program 80 is a file scan handling procedure, and it can reach personal computer with document image signal via telecommunication circuit control program 78.

Be the above-mentioned various electronic installation of arranging in pairs or groups, telecommunication circuit 60 can be a modulator-demodular unit (modem) or modulating signal circuit, and cable 62 is a telephone wire then, is used for document image signal is transferred to electronic installation 64.Telecommunication circuit 60 also can be a network card or socket circuit, or the printerfacing circuit of a standard, also can be a computer interface circuit (as SCSI, EPP, IEEE1284.3 or RS232 or the like), cable 62 then is a network cable line, is used for document image signal is transferred to electronic installation 64.

With reference to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the functional block diagram of another scanner 90 of the present invention.Scanner 90 includes a microphone 92 and is used for input speech signal, and a voice conversion module 94 is used for this voice signal is converted to corresponding input signal.In this embodiment, because voice signal is to correspond to each letter symbol, numeric character and special symbol, control circuit 44 still can be handled the input signal that corresponds to each letter symbol, numeric character and special symbol the operation with gated sweep device 90.

Compare with known scanner 10, scanner 40 of the present invention is provided with touch-control sensing panel 50, thus the user can be easily on touch-control sensing panel 50 input characters symbol, numeric character and special symbol with the operation of gated sweep device 40.And the user also can be via the shown keyboard picture of mouse 52 control touch-control sensing panels that is connected in touch-control sensing panel 50.And scanner 90 is provided with microphone 92, so the user can be by the voice signal of microphone 92 input representative various letter symbols, numeric character and special symbols.Because the symbol of various kinds all can be under by Computer Processing and control, directly import recipients' e-mail accounts with touch-control sensing panel 50 on the scanner 40,90 or microphone 92, and the processing by built-in electronic mail processing program, scan image is encapsulated as a file is sent to the specified other end of addresses of items of mail on world-wide web or the Local Area Network from telecommunication circuit 60.Again for example not by Computer Processing and control under, directly import recipients' facsimile recorder number with touch-control sensing panel 50 on the scanner 40,90 or microphone 92, processing that also can be by application program 80 will be scanned on the facsimile recorder that image is sent to the recipient.Again for example, not by under Computer Processing and the control, directly import the various parameters of printers, as printing number, amplifying the selection of scale down, printer kind, setting of printing gradation or the like with touch-control sensing panel 50 on the scanner 40,90 or microphone 92.Before the present invention, these are used, and (for example: still no scanning can be from guidance panel input " @ " symbol at present because of disposing enough buttons in the scanner, but this symbol is the necessary symbol in the address of Email), therefore above-mentioned these functions nearly all scanner must be swept image, effect by driver in the computing machine and application program, just can finish with the necessary information of keyboard input that is connected on the computing machine, loaded down with trivial details running program like this, the feasible overwhelming majority is unfamiliar with the general user of computer operating, consider dangerous, can't really use the image scanning quality of scanner high-res at all.By the present invention, not only can simplify the operator scheme of above-mentioned various function on scanner, more can make scanner promote for a kind of in conjunction with fax, duplicate, transmit Email even receive multinomial functions such as Email in the stand-alone workstation or the office station of one, and not necessarily to rely on the computing machine could operation.But, the present invention is also non-in order to repel connecting computing machine, the image of scanning being come in by computing machine after treatment, again with the traditional work pattern of its output.

The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equivalent variations and modifications of being done according to claim scope of the present invention all should belong to the covering scope of claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. A scanner comprising:

a scanner housing;

A control circuit, located in the scanner housing, is used to control the operation of the scanner;

a scanning module, set in the scanner housing and electrically connected to the control circuit, used to scan a document and generate a corresponding document image signal; and

An input device, set on the scanner housing and electrically connected to the control circuit, is used to input characters, numbers and special symbols to generate corresponding input signals, and transmit the input signals to the control circuit , to control the operation of the scanner.

2. The scanner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a microphone for inputting voice signals, and a voice conversion module for converting the voice signals into corresponding input signals.

3. The scanner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input device is an input display panel, which is used to display a keyboard screen including a plurality of letter symbol keys, numeric symbol keys and special symbol keys, through which the user can Input text symbols, number symbols and special symbols to generate corresponding input signals, and the control circuit will display the related control signals on the input display panel.

4. The scanner as claimed in claim 3, wherein the scanner further comprises a mouse connected to the input display panel, and the user can control the keyboard screen displayed on the input display panel through the mouse to input various symbols.

5. The scanner according to claim 3 , wherein the input display panel is a touch-sensitive panel, and a user can input various symbols in a touch-sensitive manner through the keyboard screen displayed on the touch-sensitive panel.

6. The scanner of claim 4, wherein the control circuit includes a memory for storing programs and data, and a processor for executing the programs stored in the memory, the memory includes:

an operating system for controlling the operation of the processor;

a scanning control program, executed under the operating system, used to control the operation of the scanning module and process the document image signal generated by the scanning module;

a mouse control program, executed under the operating system, to control the operation of the mouse;

a panel control program, executed under the operating system, for displaying the keyboard screen on the input display panel, and generating corresponding input signals according to the input made by the user through the keys of the keyboard screen; and An application program, executed under the operating system, is used to set the operation mode of the scanning control program and the processing program of the document image signal according to the input signal generated by the panel control program, and to use the input signal input by the user Various symbols or related control information generated from the operating system are displayed on the input display panel through the panel control program.

7. The scanner according to claim 6, further comprising a communication circuit for electrically connecting with another electronic device via a cable to transmit electronic information, a communication circuit control program stored in the memory and executed in the operation Under the system, it is used to control the operation of the communication circuit, wherein the application program can transmit the file image signal to the electronic device through the communication circuit control program.

8. The scanner according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is an Internet, and the application program is an e-mail processing program, which can control the program via the communication circuit to send the document image signal in the form of an e-mail to the Internet.

9. The scanner as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electronic device is a printer, and the application program is a document photocopying process program, which can print the document image signal through the printer through the communication circuit control program.

10. The scanner according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is a personal computer, and the application program is a document scanning processing program, which can transmit the document image signal to the personal computer through the communication circuit driver.

11. The scanner as claimed in claim 7, wherein the communication circuit is a modem, and the cable is a telephone line for transmitting the document image signal to the electronic device.

12. The scanner as claimed in claim 7, wherein the communication circuit is a network card, and the cable is a network cable for transmitting the document image signal to the electronic device.