TWAIN ActiveX/Plug-in HTTP Control/SDK

TWAIN Overview

TWAIN defines a standard software protocol and API (application programming interface) for communication between software applications and image acquisition devices (the source of the data).

The four key elements in TWAIN are:

The Application software - An application uses TWAIN protocol to acquire image or sound.
The Source Manager software - This software manages the interactions between the application and the Source. This code is provided by the TWAIN organization.
The Data Source software - TWAIN compliant hardware driver. This software is usually installed when the hardware driver is installed.
The Hardware.