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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2003
Mitsuhiro Yashiki, Kosugi-machi, JP;
Yasushi Takemura, Tsubata-machi, JP;
Nobuhisa Yamazaki, Tsubata-machi, JP;
Mitsuhiro Yashiki, Kosugi-machi, JP;
Yasushi Takemura, Tsubata-machi, JP;
Nobuhisa Yamazaki, Tsubata-machi, JP;
PFU Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
A scanner system includes a scanner, computers sharing the scanner, a network connecting between them, and a scanner controlling apparatus connected between the network and the scanner. The computer includes a device driver to control the scanner and notify the scanner controlling apparatus of an event in the device driver, and an application to control the device driver, and transmit and receive data to and from the scanner controlling apparatus. The application activates the device driver in response to the trigger input from the scanner controlling apparatus. When activating, the device driver receives image data from the scanner controlling apparatus through the application.