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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1999
Samuel Reele, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A multi-functional scanner and method of assembling same. In this regard, the invention provides a combination scanning, editing and display apparatus contained in a single housing. The scanner is configured as a flatbed scanner with a display screen mounted in a cover belonging to the scanner. The display screen is touch sensitive for editing images and electronically inputting text. The scanner has electronic input connections such as CD disk, CDR disk, DVD disk, floppy, electronic memory cards, and smart cards to display images directly from these devices or store images directly in memory. The scanner is capable of interrogating an output device (e.g., printer) that may be connected to the scanner for determining type of output device and format of output.