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US 7,743,229 B2Granted
Image reading apparatus, host apparatus and image reading system
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNobuhiko Suzuki
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit; a memory interface unit; a permission information obtaining unit; a permission determining unit; and a data recording unit. The reading unit reads an image. An external memory is removably connected to the memory interface unit and stores permission information. The permission information obtaining unit is configured to obtain the permission information from the external memory. The permission determining unit is configured to determine whether the obtained permission information is valid. The data recording unit is configured to record data corresponding to the image on the external memory connected to the memory interface unit if the obtained permission information is valid.
Claims16
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a reading unit that reads an image;
- a memory interface unit to which an external memory is removably connected, the external memory storing permission information;
- a permission information obtaining unit configured to obtain the permission information from the external memory;
- a permission determining unit configured to determine whether the obtained permission information is valid;
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- a data recording unit configured to record data corresponding to the image on the external memory connected to the memory interface unit if the obtained permission information is valid.
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A host apparatus comprising:
- a first memory interface unit to which an external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information recording unit configured to record permission information on the external memory connected to the first memory interface unit;
- a first communication interface unit connectable to an image reading apparatus that includes:
- a reading unit that reads an image;
- a second memory interface unit to which the external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information obtaining unit configured to obtain the permission information from the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit;
- a permission determining unit configured to collate the obtained permission information with recording permission information and determine whether the obtained permission information is valid based on a collation result;
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- a data recording unit configured to record data corresponding to the image on the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit if the obtained permission information is valid;
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- a recording permission information transmitting unit configured to transmit the recording permission information to the image reading apparatus through the first communication interface unit.
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A host apparatus comprising:
- a first memory interface unit to which an external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information recording unit configured to record permission information on the external memory connected to the first memory interface unit;
- a first communication interface unit connectable to an image reading apparatus that includes:
- a reading unit that reads an image;
- a second memory interface unit to which the external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information obtaining unit configured to obtain the permission information from the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit;
- a permission determining unit configured to transmit the obtained permission information to the host apparatus and receive a collation result from the host apparatus and determine whether the obtained permission information is valid based on the collation result;
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- a data recording unit configured to record data corresponding to the image on the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit if the obtained permission information is valid;
- a recording permission information storing unit that stores recording permission information;
- a collating unit configured to collate the obtained permission information transmitted from the image reading apparatus and the recording permission information;
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- a collation result transmitting unit configured to transmit the collation result obtained by the collating unit to the image reading apparatus.
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An image reading system comprising a host apparatus and an image reading apparatus configured to communicate with the host apparatus,
- wherein the host apparatus includes:
- a first memory interface unit to which an external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information recording unit configured to record the permission information on the external memory connected to the first interface unit;
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- a recording permission information transmitting unit configured to transmit recording permission information to the image reading apparatus, and
- wherein the image reading apparatus includes:
- a reading unit that reads an image;
- a second memory interface unit to which the external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information obtaining unit configured to obtain the permission information from the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit;
- a permission determining unit configured to collate the obtained permission information with the recording permission information and determine whether the obtained permission information is valid based on a collation result;
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- a data recording unit configured to record data corresponding to the image on the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit if the obtained permission information is valid.
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An image reading system comprising:
- a host apparatus;
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- an image reading apparatus configured to communicate with the host apparatus,
- wherein the host apparatus includes:
- a first memory interface unit to which an external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information recording unit configured to record permission information on the external memory connected to the first memory interface unit;
- a recording permission information storing unit that stores recording permission information;
- a collating unit configured to collate obtained permission information obtained by and transmitted from the image reading apparatus and the recording permission information;
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- a collation result transmitting unit configured to transmit the collation result obtained by the collating unit to the image reading apparatus, and
- wherein the image reading apparatus includes:
- a reading unit that reads an image;
- a second memory interface unit to which the external memory is removably connected;
- a permission information obtaining unit configured to obtain the permission information from the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit;
- a permission determining unit configured to:
- transmit the obtained permission information to the host apparatus and receive the collation result from the host apparatus;
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- determine whether the obtained permission information is valid based on the collation result;
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- a data recording unit configured to record data corresponding to the image on the external memory connected to the second memory interface unit if the obtained permission information is valid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.