Scanner having address management function

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide a scanner having an address management function. Once a network address in entered into the scanner, the scanner can interact with the corresponding network device, which makes the scanner an independent device in the network. A scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a scanning module unit; a storing unit configured to store addresses of recipients; an address management unit configured to edit and sort the addresses stored in the storing unit; an operation interface unit configured to receive selection of one or more addresses; a network connection unit connected to a network; and a processor configured to control operations performed by the scanner.

主权项

1. A scanner, comprising:
a scanning module unit configured to perform scanning operations; a storing unit configured to store addresses of recipients; an address management unit configured to edit and sort the addresses stored in the storing unit; an operation interface unit configured to receive selection of one or more addresses of recipients based on results of the editing and sorting of the address management unit; a network connection unit connected to a network; and a processor connected to the scanning module unit, the address management unit, the operation interface unit and the network connection unit, and configured to control operations performed by the scanning module and transmission of scanned files to the one or more addresses of recipients by the network connection unit.