=== modified file 'src/scanner.vala'
--- src/scanner.vala	2013-11-01 00:57:54 +0000
+++ src/scanner.vala	2014-01-06 17:49:31 +0000
@@ -345,24 +345,35 @@
         }
 
         var devices = new List<ScanDevice> ();
+
+        string[] allowed_device_type = {
+            "film scanner",
+            "flatbed scanner",
+            "frame grabber",
+            "handheld scanner",
+            "multi-function peripheral",
+            "sheetfed scanner"
+        };
+
         for (var i = 0; device_list[i] != null; i++)
         {
             debug ("Device: name=\"%s\" vendor=\"%s\" model=\"%s\" type=\"%s\"",
                    device_list[i].name, device_list[i].vendor, device_list[i].model, device_list[i].type);
-
-            var scan_device = new ScanDevice ();
-            scan_device.name = device_list[i].name;
-
-            /* Abbreviate HP as it is a long string and does not match what is on the physical scanner */
-            var vendor = device_list[i].vendor;
-            if (vendor == "Hewlett-Packard")
-                vendor = "HP";
-
-            scan_device.label = "%s %s".printf (vendor, device_list[i].model);
-            /* Replace underscores in name */
-            scan_device.label.replace ("_", " ");
-
-            devices.append (scan_device);
+            if (device_list[i].type in allowed_device_type) {
+                var scan_device = new ScanDevice ();
+                scan_device.name = device_list[i].name;
+
+                /* Abbreviate HP as it is a long string and does not match what is on the physical scanner */
+                var vendor = device_list[i].vendor;
+                if (vendor == "Hewlett-Packard")
+                    vendor = "HP";
+
+                scan_device.label = "%s %s".printf (vendor, device_list[i].model);
+                /* Replace underscores in name */
+                scan_device.label.replace ("_", " ");
+
+                devices.append (scan_device);
+            }
         }
 
         /* Sort devices by priority */