Patent ID: 6992799
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanner comprising: a casing; a scanning module installed inside the casing for scanning a document and generating corresponding image data; a control unit installed in the casing, the control unit comprising at least a memory for storing a control program and the image data generated from the scanning module, and a processor for executing the control program to control the operations of the scanner; and an output port installed on the casing and electrically connected to the control unit for connecting to a portable storage device disposed outside the casing of the scanner, the portable storage device not being a computer, wherein the scanner acts as a master device and treats the portable storage device as a slave device; wherein when the scanning module finishes scanning a document, the control unit converts the image data of the document according to the type of the portable storage device that is connected to the output port and then directly transmits the image data converted by the control unit to the portable storage device, wherein the image data transmission is controlled only by the control unit.