ScanOptics Turning Paper Into Power

New Patent Recognizes SO Series’ Unique Architecture
These Scanners Are Designed for Inevitable Change

Manchester, CT - July 14, 2008 -- Scan-Optics, LLC has been granted a United States patent for the innovative design of the internal architecture its SO Series high-volume scanner.

The patent acknowledges and protects the scanner’s method and process for using a multi-processor architecture with an internal communications link for coordinating and synchronizing each physical sheet of paper with the internal electronic representation of the document. This architecture coordinates the major subsystems of the scanner.

The design supports the scanner’s rich features and functionality, which include the ability to read patch codes, barcodes, and MICR; to produce high-quality color images; and to sort documents into multiple stackers.

For users, a benefit of the invention is that it provides a platform for future enhancements and expansion. Unlike other scanners in its class, the SO 300 was designed with upgrading potential in mind. Customers are unlikely to need to replace the machine as their document processing needs change and grow. New features can be more easily incorporated.

“Experience tells us that most paper-intensive organizations are imaging and archiving more types of documents every year,” said Ray Parker, Executive Vice President of Scan-Optics. “To meet their needs, a scanner can’t be a disposable item. They need a scanner that is adaptable, as well as highly reliable under heavy use. The SO Series is well-suited to the evolving needs of businesses, as well as to the speed of technological advances.”

Ed Scanlon, Scan-Optics Director of Software Development, one of the inventors of the unique architecture, notes that in much machine architecture design, the proliferation of features tends to make processes more complicated. Reliability may be compromised when purported improvements and enhancements are made.

The SO Series scanners, on the other hand, excel in how the various subsystems work together. The patent recognizes the intricate coordination of the scanner’s transport, optics, imaging processing, transport sensors, electro-mechanical devices for actuating the transport, and the machine-control electronics.

Scan-Optics, with corporate offices in Manchester, Connecticut, is a pioneer and leader in image capture and recognition. Scan-Optics’ high volume scanners, software and enterprise solutions are marketed worldwide directly and through distributors. For more information, visit www.scanoptics.com or call 1(800) 745-6001.