Google is working on scanner support in Chrome OS

Google is working on scanner support in Chrome OS. This should make it possible, among other things, to retrieve an image from a scanner via a web interface and store it locally.

Google employee and Chromewatcher François Beaufort writes this on Google+ on Friday. According to him, an API proposal for scanner support has been submitted. This will make it possible for developers in the future to build a web application that can address the scanner.

The intention is that Chrome OS users can, among other things, connect USB or network scanners to the operating system, after which an image from the scanner can be forwarded to the download folder. The technology that the internet giant uses for this is called Lorgnette. This has been worked on for a long time. Google is still working on a way to separate the rights per user, so that not everyone can use the scanner.

Chrome OS is an operating system built around a web browser that runs on an underlying Linux kernel. Every six months, Google releases an update for Chrome OS, which is mainly intended for ‘simple’ computer activities such as visiting the website and using e-mail. With the support for scanners, Google is expanding the functionalities further.