Thomas E Bechtel

US Patent:

7353998, Apr 8, 2008

Filed:

Dec 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/021660

Inventors:

Thomas Bechtel - Lexington KY, US
Joshua E. Ellingsworth - Lexington KY, US
Michael L. Whitlock - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

Lexmark International, Inc. - Lexington KY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00
G06K 7/00

US Classification:

23546215, 358 21

Abstract:

In a system comprising at least one scanner in communication with a computer said computer having plurality of process instantiable therein, said processes including a plurality scanning processes, a communications layer, and monitoring software, said instantiable processes being in communication with one another when instantiated, and said communication layer being in communication with said at least one scanner when instantiated, a method of operating an image processing system, comprising: instantiating the monitoring software, receiving a device scan request at said communication layer from at least one said scanner; associating at said communication layer a unique identifier to said device scan request identifying said at least one scanner from which the device scan request was received; transmitting said device scan request and said corresponding unique identifier to said monitoring software; and instantiating one said scanning process dependent upon said device scan request and said corresponding unique identifier.

Address:

13517 Cedar Brg Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63141

Phone:

8592299475

VIN:

2T3DF4DV4CW267137

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

RAV4

Year:

2012