Universal Scan To Store System And Method Of Using The Same

A system for scanning a document and storing scanned electronic data, comprising:

• an optical document scanner;
• a storage medium;
• and
• a free-standing universal scanner driving device comprising a slow-speed, low capacity processor with no monitor or keyboard, and programmed only to support a scanner;
• a memory having only enough capacity to hold a scanner driver;
• a slot for receiving an external storage medium;
• input and output ports such as parallel, RS-232, DIN and USB ports for inputting data from an optical scanner and outputting the scanned electronic data to a storage medium;
• means for writing data on the external storage medium;
• a housing case;
• and one and only one push-button, touch pad, or touch screen for initiating an external scanner to scan a document placed in the scanner and then directly write the scanned electronic date into the external storage medium by pushing the push-button, touch pad or touch screen without requiring any setup input from the user, said push-button, touch pad, or touch screen being integrally formed on the housing case,

A method for scanning a document and storing scanned electronic data, comprising:

• providing an optical document scanner, a storage medium, and a free-standing universal scanner driving device comprising a slow-speed, low capacity processor with no monitor or keyboard, and programmed only to support a scanner;
• a memory having only enough capacity to hold a scanner driver;
• a slot for receiving an external storage medium;
• input and output ports such as parallel, RS-232, DIN and USB ports for inputting data from an optical scanner and outputting the scanned electronic data to a storage medium;
• means for writing data on the external storage medium;
• a housing case;
• and one and only one push-button, touch pad, or touch screen for initiating an external scanner to scan a document placed in the scanner and directly write the scanned electronic date into the external storage medium by pushing the push-button without requiring any setup input from the user, said push-button, touch pad, or touch screen being integrally formed on the housing case;
• connecting the driving device to the scanner;
• inserting the storage medium into the slot;
• pushing the push-button, touch pad, or touch screen to initiate the external optical document scanner to scan a document put in the scanner and directly write the scanned electronic data into the external storage medium, without requiring any setup input from the user.

A free-standing, small, light-weight, portable, easy to use universal scanner driving device, comprising:

• a, slow-speed, low capacity processor with no monitor or keyboard, and programmed only to support a scanner;
• a memory having only enough capacity to hold a scanner driver;
• a slot of receiving an external storage medium;
• means for writing data on the external storage medium;
• input and output ports, such as parallel, RS-232, DIN and USB ports;
• an external alpha-numeric keypad connected to the device via one of the ports;
• a housing case;
• and
• one and only one push-button, touch pad, or touch screen for initiating an external optical scanner to scan a document placed in the scanner and then directly write the scanned electronic data into the external storage medium by pushing the push-button, touch pad, or touch screen, without requiring any setup input from the user;
• said push-button, touch pad or touch screen being integrally formed on the housing case.

A method for scanning a document and storing scanned electronic data, comprising:

• providing an optical document scanner, a storage medium, and a free-standing universal scanner driving device comprising a slow-speed, low capacity processor with no monitor or keyboard, and programmed only to support a scanner;
• a memory having only enough capacity to hold a scanner driver;
• a slot for receiving an external storage medium;
• input and output ports such as parallel, RS-232, DIN and USB ports for inputting data from an optical scanner and outputting the scanned electronic data to a storage medium;
• means for writing data on the external storage medium;
• an external alpha-numeric keypad connected to the device via one of the ports;
• a housing case;
• and one and only one push-button, touch pad, or touch screen for initiating an external scanner to scan a document placed in the scanner and then directly write the scanned electronic date into the external storage medium by pushing the push-button, touch pad, or touch screen without requiring any setup input from the user, said push-button, touch pad, or touch screen being integrally formed on the case;
• connecting the driving device to the scanner;
• connecting the alpha-numeric keypad to the driving device;
• inserting a storage medium into the slot;
• placing a document in the scanner;
• optionally entering a document name via the alpha-numeric keypad;
• pushing the control key on the alpha-numeric keypad to indicate a new document to be scanned;
• and
• pushing the push-button, touch pad, or touch screen to initiate the external optical document scanner to scan a document put in the scanner and directly write the scanned electronic data into the external storage medium in a new folder with a new page number sequence, without requiring any setup input from the user.