Method and system for initiating a task and receiving task data via TWAIN interface from network-attached peripheral

摘要

Methods and systems are described for acquiring data from a peripheral and transferring the data to a host via a network. A disclosed method includes creating and storing a job profile at a host and retrieving and executing the subject job at a selected peripheral. The parameters for executing the job are stored with the job profile and the profile is retrieved from the host at the peripheral via the network. Data is acquired at the peripheral and transmitted to the host in accordance with the TWAIN protocol where it is made available to one or more applications running on the host.