Imaging scanner with positioning and display

A method, comprising:

• an image scanner comprised of a housing with an optical system within the housing, the optical system being comprised of a camera, a mirror, a transparent scanning window, and a transparent viewing window;
• the mirror being positioned such that incident light on the mirror from the transparent scanning window is in the camera's field of view;
• the transparent viewing window having a TOLED electronic display and being positioned on the housing above the transparent scanning window such that images presented in the transparent scanning window can be seen by the presenter in the transparent viewing window;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• placing an image to be scanned under a transparent scanning window of a device, the device comprising a housing and an optical system, the optical system comprising a camera, a mirror, a transparent scanning window, and the transparent viewing window, wherein the mirror is positioned such that incident light on the mirror from the transparent scanning window is in the camera's field of view, and wherein the transparent viewing window has a TOLED electronic display and is positioned on the housing above the transparent scanning window such that images presented in the transparent scanning window can be seen by the presenter in the transparent viewing window;
• determining the image is placed correctly under the transparent scanning window by viewing the image through the transparent viewing window;
• scanning the reflection of the image in the mirror with the camera;
• decoding the scanned image with the image decoder;
• sending the decoded image information to the electronic display;
• and
• displaying the decoded image information on the electronic display.