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Cisco Interactive Experience Client 4600 Series User Guide
A P P E N D I X
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Optical Scanners
Revised: April 3, 2015
Appendix Overview
An optical scanner can be connected to the IEC to allow end users to scan a document at the kiosk.
This appendix explains how to implement optical scanners connected to the IECs.
Topics in this appendix include:
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Optical Scanner Compatibility, page C-1
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Optical Scanner Implementation, page C-1
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global.scanner Object, page C-1
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Best Practices and Tips, page C-3
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Testing the Scanner Widget, page C-3
Optical Scanner Compatibility
Refer to Appendix A for the list of optical scanners that have been tested with the IEC.
Note
Other scanner models may also be compatible.
Optical Scanner Implementation
global.scanner Object
The global.scanner object implements an interface for optical scanners allowing an application displayed
on a kiosk to scan and manipulate a document. The scanner library used is from SANE and the list of
compatible devices can be found here:
http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html
The global.scanner object code is:
interface Scanner
