Patent ID: 6031636
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A battery-powered scanner that is externally connected to a computer, comprising:an image-grabbing device;a primary or a secondary battery for supplying power to the scanner in operation;a power-conversion device for converting the power supplied by the primary or the secondary battery into working voltage for all components within the scanner;a control device for receiving commands from a parallel port of the computer, controlling operations of the scanner, and transmitting images scanned by the scanner to the externally connected computer, the control device stopping timing pulses other than those required to connect the control device and the externally connected computer upon completion of each scanning operation; anda power management device for shutting off power converted by the power-conversion device and intended to be supplied to the components of the scanner in accordance with commands generated by the control device so as to converse power consumption.