Patent ID: 6604157
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for inputting data from a peripheral to a target on a host system, comprising:a host including a processor having access to memory and having a plurality of application programs; a peripheral device having a scanner and a user interface operable to initiate operation of the scanner and to select an application program from said plurality of host application programs; and a communication link through which the peripheral is coupled to the host, wherein in response to input to the user interface of the peripheral device to initiate operation of said scanner, an alert signal is communicated to said host, said host processor responding to said alert signal by querying said peripheral device to identify the application program selected by user interface input, and data generated by operation of the scanner is transferred without storage at the peripheral device to said host memory; said host processor operable to convert said scanned data stored by said host memory to a file formatted for functional compatibility with said identified application program and to transfer said formatted file to said application program.