CN1068746C - Image input device with interface to internet - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an image input device with an interface for connecting the device to the Internet. The device comprises an image signal receiving unit, an image signal processing unit, a central processing unit, a network communication protocol setting device, an IP selecting device and a network controller. A user on the Internet can transmit and process data by starting the device connected with the Internet through a browser in the computer system of the user. The present invention also provides an external connection box with an interface for connecting the box to the Internet.
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The present invention relates to a kind of digital image input device, particularly a kind of digital image input device with connection Internet (internet) interface.
Personal computer system is widely used in each stratum of society so that high-speed computation and mass data access to be provided.Known PC comprises: input unit (as: keyboard, mouse), arithmetic unit (as: CPU, memory), DAA (as: Winchester disk drive) and output device (as: display, printer).Because emphasize the ability of " individual computing ", PC user also is inclined to man-to-man configuration mode to the requirement of ancillary equipment, promptly each PC user's ancillary equipment needs correspondence people's computer system one by one.But along with the fast development of information industry, in order to reach more high-speed computation and more substantial data access, the user of PC faces the problem of " computer and outfit upgrading thereof " at any time.
Yet the rise of Internet but changes above-mentioned definition to personal computer system gradually.Oracle company proposes the notion of NCA (network computer structure), promptly by Web (website connection) but the technology connection of passing through Internet make the data and the equipment of user computer share service end; Microsoft also discloses the idea of NetPC, be that network computer is (being not to replace PC fully) of PC family, with the complete Internetization of the workbench of work system and application program, so that user computer and service end computer have consistent user interface.No matter which kind of different definition each main flow company has to PC (or network computer) on the market, is anticipated that " using Internet as user interface " will become the important mileage of PC development.Moreover nineteen ninety-five Netscape company releases World Wide Web of new generation, and (World Wide Web, browser Navigator 3W) in the epoch of having opened " Web-Enabling Computing ", promptly drive the development of computer with the website interconnection technique; And a large amount of multi-medium data (literal, sound, image and animation) is transmitted on Internet by powerful browser program.
Fig. 1 represents the relation between input unit, output device, computer system and the Internet of prior art, the known computer system of square 1 expression wherein, this computer system 1 can be connected with Internet 2 by network communication apparatus 10 (being generally modulator-demodulator or network card) and form one of a plurality of Internet users 3.Under the aforesaid operations environment, the user is as desiring to obtain a numerical data, as: view data, voice data etc., must will be above-mentioned handle in the data input computer system 1 by an input unit 4, this input unit 4 needs to install peripheral interface 13 (as: interface card) usually and is connected with computer system 1 software and by its processing by driver 12; This workbench 11 further is processed into digitalized data for Network Transmission with above-mentioned data through application program 14 then, and workbench 11 is sent to software program and the network communication apparatus 10 of these data through browser 15 on the Internet again.
Be input as example with view data, this input unit 4 can be digital camera, video camera or image analyzer, its view data of picking up or scanning is sent to workbench 11 through image-driven interface (as: TWAIN) again, this workbench 11 is treated as the transmission data that meet network image transformat (as: forms such as GIF or JPG) by image applications software with it again, and this workbench 11 is processed into the data that can transmit on the Internet with above-mentioned data through browser 15 and network communication apparatus 10 more afterwards.
When the data of transmission process network communication apparatus 10 and browser 15 are downloaded to computer system 1 on Internet 2, equally must be by workbench 11, driver 16 and peripheral interface 17 to output device 5.Be output as example with view data, this output device can be display or printer; If voice data, then this output device can be loud speaker.
As mentioned above, prior art on Internet, the connected system of input unit, output device and computer system has following shortcoming; 1. install on computer system and operation inputs or outputs the program complexity of device: device need carry out hardware (interface card) simultaneously and software (driving formula) is installed owing to generally input or output, and therefore causes the user that above-mentioned not convenient when inputing or outputing device is being installed.2. input or output data when on Internet, transmitting, all need can be reached by the operate together of workbench, application program, browser and the network communication apparatus of computer system, therefore reduce the effective utilization that inputs or outputs device significantly.3. all inputs or outputs device and need be connected to a computer system, thereby each Internet user is when desiring to input or output data, must each self-assembly correspondence input or output device, so cause the ancillary equipment cost significantly to increase.When the device development of upgrading when technical development is come out simultaneously, the user will face problems such as device upgrade and fitting operation again.
The present invention cooperates the website interconnection technique to drive the idea of computer development according to the notion of above-mentioned network, develop and a kind of input (or output) device that connects the Internet interface that has, to reach under the Internet environment, the Internet user can make input (or output) device different Internet users can share same input (or output) device as a website.
Therefore, main purpose of the present invention be to provide a kind of can in if be connected on Internet interface on input (or output) device outward, can make said apparatus be directly connected in a network system whereby, the user on the network can carry out transfer of data and processing by this device that the unlatching of the browser on the computer system own is connected on the network thus.
According to above-mentioned purpose, the image-input device that the present invention has the Internet interface comprises: an image signal generation unit, and this image generation unit is used to produce a picture signal; One CPU, be used for but above-mentioned picture signal calculation process is produced the image transmitted form, and produce a control signal simultaneously and be sent to personal computer system by peripheral interface so that above-mentioned view data is sent on the Internet or directly through network controller; One network communication agreement setting apparatus is used for this image-input device being set for the device that can be connected with Internet for above-mentioned CPU; One IP selectes device, is used for setting above-mentioned image-input device according to above-mentioned communications protocol, makes it become a website with particular ip address; And a network controller is used for above-mentioned image-input device is connected with Internet.
Wherein, this image-input device can be a digital camera, video camera, image analyzer or image pickup device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of external connection box (LAN Add-on Box) that connects the Internet interface that has, it can be connected with traditional device that inputs or outputs, thus whereby this device can need not by computer system directly with Internet the inputing or outputing that be formed by connecting for the website realization data that can directly be opened by the Internet user.
Below will engage the described embodiment of accompanying drawing and describe the present invention in detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the connection diagram between traditional input unit, output device, computer system and Internet;
Fig. 2 is the connection diagram between input unit of the present invention (or output device) and Internet user;
Fig. 3 is the functional block diagram of image-input device of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of another embodiment of the image-input device of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 combines the schematic diagram that is connected to Internet for image-input device of the present invention with a local area network system;
Fig. 6 represents another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of external connection box with connection Internet interface.
Fig. 2 is the connection diagram between input unit of the present invention and Internet, and wherein Internet user 3 computer system comprises workbench 11, browser 15, application program 14 and network communication apparatus 10 shown in the dotted line square.Different with traditional computer system 1 of above-mentioned Fig. 1, Internet user 3 of the present invention ' computer system and the agreement of above-mentioned NCA or Net PC definition in mentioned " network computer " structure proximate, and the Internet user 3 under this structural system ' do not have input unit 4 shown in Figure 1, output device 5 and peripheral interface and driver, the wherein relevant input unit 4 that connects by Internet ' and the output device 5 ' finish of inputing or outputing.Internet user 3 ' the enter environment of Internet 2 by browser 15 and network communication apparatus 10, wherein this browser 15 must define earlier input unit 4 ' or output device 5 ' unified resource location form (URL, Uniform resource Locator), thus the user can by browser 15 directly be open at input unit 4 on the Internet 2 ' or output device 5 '.After said apparatus is unlocked, Internet user 3 ' promptly begin to carry out writing or reading of data by Internet 2, these data can be sent at once the above-mentioned input unit 4 of unlatching ' or output device 5 '.
With reference to figure 3, with the image-input device functional block diagram of example explanation input unit 4 ' be connected with Internet 2.This image-input device 4 ' when picking up or scanning a subject image, at first receive unit 41 by picture signal and receive the optical signalling OS that is produced from an object, signal receiving unit 41 converts the optical signalling OS of this object to an analog voltage signal AS and outputs to an image signal processing unit 42; Signal processing unit 42 with above-mentioned analog voltage signal AS convert to digital voltage signal and with above-mentioned digital voltage signal in addition calculation process output to CPU 43 to produce a picture signal IS, CPU 43 by read-only memory (ROM) and static RAM (SRAM) but running and handle and produce an image transmitted signal, it is temporarily stored in system random access memory or the video RAM preparing is sent on computer system 1 or the Internet 2, but form that should image transmitted signal can be GIF, forms such as JPG.Wherein, above-mentioned picture signal receives unit 41 and can be line style charge coupled cell (Linear CCD), face type charge coupled cell (Area CCD) or contact Photosensing Units (CIS), and above-mentioned image-input device 4 ' can be a digital camera, image analyzer or an image pickup device.
Fig. 3 further specify image-input device 4 of the present invention ' the control signal flow process, network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 is connected with CPU 43, obtains the network communication setting of reaching an agreement on for CPU 43; The selected device 46 of IP be connected with CPU 43 and provide an IP address to CPU 43 with addressing image-input device 4 '; Network controller 47 is connected with Internet 2 by 45 controls of network communication agreement setting apparatus and picture signal is exported.Wherein, central processing unit 43 direct inspections whether have Internet user 3 ' unlatching image-input device 4 ' signal enter.Network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 can comprise: TCP/IP agreement, Ethernetdriver, NetworkO.S., EthernetController or other agreement etc. perhaps can be the agreement that is used for Local Area Network (as the Novell system).The selected device 46 of IP is used to import a fixed IP addresses and gives central processing unit 43, whereby this central processing unit 43 can provide a control signal to Internet communication setting device 45 so that this image-input device 4 ' have fixed IP addresses and become Internet user's 3 among Fig. 2 ' can on Internet 2, directly open by browser 15 website.This network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 is connected to network controller 47, the interface that network controller 47 is connected with network 2 for the present invention.When network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 is gone up Internet 2 and is finished the setting of communications protocol by network controller 47 connections, the picture signal that central processing unit 43 will be temporarily stored in system random access memory or the video RAM again is sent on the Internet, this moment Internet user 3 ' can obtain the picture signal of required object.
The embodiment of the another kind of form of Fig. 4 presentation graphs 3, wherein be provided with a controller 44 and provide a control signal for CPU 43, the picture signal that is temporarily stored in system random access memory or video RAM with decision will be sent to computer system 1 or be sent on the Internet 2 by network controller 47 by peripheral interface 48.If it is control signal determines described picture signal to be sent to computer system 1, then identical with the program of described prior art to the processing of picture signal.If control signal determines described picture signal to be sent to Internet 2, then central processing unit 43 is obtained the communications protocol of network by network communication agreement setting apparatus 45, and its processing controls flow process as shown in Figure 3.
Further specify the flow process of Internet user 3 ' unlatching image-input device of the present invention below with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3: at first input unit 4 ' electric power starting the time, central processing unit 43 can be set the IP address and be connected with Internet 2 by network communication agreement setting apparatus 45, Internet user 3 ' also is connected with Internet 2 by network communication apparatus 10 simultaneously, wherein Internet user 3 ' need open browser 15 and by scan device 15 programs connect input unit 4 ', this moment, browser 15 was located at image-input device 4 ' interior homepage (Home Page) in can opening, this step is identical with the website of opening on the Internet 2 by browser 15, the parameter of Internet user 3 ' can be on this homepage setting input device thus, and with in the same view data that obtains of Internet 2 file in download.
Fig. 5 represents that the present invention connects the another kind of form of Internet 2, wherein input unit 4 ', output device 5 ' with Internet user 3 ' by the Local Area Network 7 that is connected to form of a server 6, Local Area Network 7 can further be connected with the Internet 2 of Wide Area Network.Under this structure, different Internet user 3 ' still can by Internet 2 be connected with Local Area Network 7 open image-input device 4 of the present invention ' or other output devices 5 '.
Fig. 6 represents another embodiment of the present invention, it is a kind of external connection box 8 that can connect the Internet interface that has, it can directly be connected with known input unit (or output device), can make thus this device need not be by computer system directly be connected with Internet and set make it become one can be by the website of the direct unlatching of Internet user.This external connection box 8 is electrically connected on an input unit 4 or output device 5, wherein this input unit 4 or output device 5 are illustrated in figure 1 as the known device that is connected on the computer system 1, this input unit 4 can be image-input device (as: scanner, video camera or digital camera) or acoustic input dephonoprojectoscope, and output device 5 can be printer etc.Fig. 6 represents that an input unit 4 is connected in this and has the external connection box 8 that can connect the Internet interface, but this external connection box 8 also can connect in other output device 5.
Continuation is with reference to figure 6, and this external connection box 8 has interface controller 49, CPU 43, the selected device 46 of IP, network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 and network controller 47.With image-input device explanation embodiments of the invention, known input unit 4 can directly be connected this interface controller 49 and a received image signal IS is provided.As the described control signal flow process of Fig. 3, this interface controller 49 is sent to a system random access memory in order to transmission with picture signal IS via central processing unit 43.The fixed ip address that this central processing unit 43 is imported by network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 and the selected device 46 of IP is obtained the communications protocol of network so that this input unit has the websites that fixed IP addresses becomes Internet user 3 ' can use browser 15 directly to open by Internet 2, and the program that is connected with network among above-mentioned setting and Fig. 3 is identical.This network communication setting apparatus 45 is connected to network controller 47 again, thereby the interface that is connected with Internet 2 is provided.When network communication agreement setting apparatus 45 connects when going up Internet 2 and finishing the setting of communications protocol by network controller 47, central processing unit 43 will temporarily exist the picture signal in the system random access memory to be sent on the Internet 2 to make it can obtain the picture signal of required object for the Internet user 3 ' use of this device of unlatching again.Thus, external connection box 8 of the present invention can make an existing input unit 4 become can become the input unit with Internet structure by the website that browser 15 is directly opened.
Device of the present invention can be easily pegged graft with a network system, and the user only needs by controller and adjust selected its IP address of IP to become website on the Internet of opening for the user.Therefore can reach the effect that easy installation and side use.The present invention can provide many people to use the same device that inputs or outputs, and the acquisition cost that can save ancillary equipment in addition, adopts device of the present invention also can improve the service efficiency of hardware directly in transmission over networks.
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1. one kind has the image-input device that connects the Internet interface, and described device comprises:
One picture signal receives the unit, is used to receive the optical signalling of object;
One image signal processing unit is used for converting the optical signalling of described object to picture signal;
One CPU is used for described picture signal is processed into set form, produces a control signal simultaneously to export this picture signal;
One network communication agreement setting apparatus, it is connected with described CPU, and obtains the setting of network communication agreement for this CPU;
One IP selectes device, it be connected with described CPU and provide an IP address to this CPU with the described image-input device of addressing; And
One network controller, it is connected with Internet by described network communication agreement setting apparatus control and exports described picture signal.
2. as claimed in claim 1 has the image-input device that connects the Internet interface, and it also comprises peripheral interface, in order to described image-input device to a personal computer system of direct connection.
3. as claimed in claim 1 have an image-input device that connects the Internet interface, and wherein this CPU can further judge whether the described image-input device of an Internet unblanking and determine the picture signal outgoing position of described set form.
4. the image-input device with connection Internet interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein this image-input device can further have a controller to determine the outgoing position of described picture signal.
5. the image-input device with connection Internet interface as claimed in claim 1, it is a line style charge coupled cell that wherein said picture signal receives the unit.
6. the image-input device with connection Internet interface as claimed in claim 1, it is a type charge coupled cell that wherein said picture signal receives the unit.
7. the image-input device with connection Internet interface as claimed in claim 1, it is a contact Photosensing Units that wherein said picture signal receives the unit.
8. the image-input device with connection Internet interface as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that it can be connected in a server and form a Local Area Network.
9. one kind has the external connection box that connects the Internet interface, comprising:
One interface controller, it is connected and provides one to input or output data with an existing device that inputs or outputs;
One CPU is used for described data calculation process in addition, produces a control signal simultaneously with output or import described data;
One network communication agreement setting apparatus is connected with described CPU, and provides this CPU to obtain the setting of network communication agreement;
One IP selectes device, be connected with described CPU and provide an IP address to this CPU with the described image-input device of addressing; And,
One network controller is connected with Internet by described network communication agreement setting apparatus control and exports or import described data.
10. a kind of external connection box that connects the Internet interface that has as claimed in claim 9, wherein said interface controller is scsi interface (small computer standard interface), and input unit can be the one scan device.
11. a kind of external connection box that connects the Internet interface that has as claimed in claim 9, wherein said input unit can be a digital camera.
12. a kind of external connection box that connects the Internet interface that has as claimed in claim 9, wherein said input unit can be a camera.
13. a kind of external connection box that connects the Internet interface that has as claimed in claim 9, wherein said input unit can be an image pick-up device.
14. a kind of external connection box that connects the Internet interface that has as claimed in claim 9, wherein said input unit can be an acoustic input dephonoprojectoscope.
15. a kind of external connection box that connects the Internet interface that has as claimed in claim 9, wherein said output device can be a printer.
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