Abstract: A timing generator comprising a programmable program memory that is arranged to comprise program instructions for controlling the generation of timing signals, a timing generator controller for processing the program instructions from the program memory, and an output timing signal controller. The output timing signal controller is connected to the timing generator controller for reception of control data and a timing signal specification that determine the appearance of said timing signals. The output timing signal controller is arranged to provide a plurality of output timing signals. The timing generator controller includes a decoder for decoding program instructions from the memory. An imaging device comprising an image sensor, an analogue image processor, an analogue to digital (A/D) converter, and a timing generator, according to the description given above, providing timing signals to the image sensor, the analogue image processor and the A/D converter.

Abstract: The current invention provides method and apparatus for communications between network attached peripheral devices and one or more server nodes for the collection of data from the peripheral devices. In an alternate embodiment of the invention a method and apparatus for monitoring peripheral devices on a network is disclosed. In an alternate embodiment of the invention a method and apparatus for remotely configuring network peripheral devices is disclosed. In an alternate embodiment of the invention a method for enabling a web browser to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for monitoring peripheral devices on the internet is disclosed.