Abstract: A free-standing universal scanner driving device includes a small, light-weight, portable, slow-speed, low memory processor with no monitor or keyboard, and programmed only to support a scanner; a memory having only enough capacity to hold a scanner driver; a slot for receiving an external storage medium; input and output ports; means for writing data on the external storage medium; a housing case; optionally an external numeric keypad; and one and only one push-button, touch pad, or touch screen for initiating an external optical scanner to scan a document placed in the scanner and then directly write the scanned electronic data into the external storage medium by pushing the button, without requiring any setup input from the user. The push-button, touch pad, or touch screen being integrally formed on the case.

Abstract: A portable, free-standing universal scanner driving device includes a central processing unit, a memory, a slot for receiving an external storage medium, an I/O port, means for writing data on the external storage medium, a case, and one and only one push-button, touch pad, or touch screen for initiating an external optical document scanner to scan a document placed in the scanner and then directly write scanned electronic data into the external storage medium by touching thereon. The push-button, touch pad, or a touch screen is integrally formed on the case.