Patent ID: 8266241
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a first image capture module for execution on a first computing device, the first image capture module comprising: a first set of instructions for interfacing with a plurality of device drivers in order to control a plurality of image capture devices coupled to the first computing device, the plurality of image capture devices comprising at least a camera and an image scanning device; a second set of instructions for establishing a communication link with a second image capture module of a second computing device, said second image capture module for controlling a third image capture device coupled to the second computing device; a third set of instructions for allowing the second image capture module of the second computing device to control the camera through the established communication link; a fourth set of instructions for controlling the third image capture device through the second image capture module; a fifth set of instructions for interfacing with each of a plurality of client applications executing on the first computing device, said fifth set of instructions allowing each client application to control the plurality of image capture devices through the first image capture module and the device drivers without any client application being required to be directly operable with any of the device drivers.