Abstract:
Increased and potentially extreme compression of documents is achieved by reducing/remapping the dynamic range (140) of the document image possibly together with further image analysis (110) and pre-processing (120) and storing the document with a substitute table to restore dynamic range (170) of the document image. Such increased compression allow document images to be maintained in rapid-access memory for extended periods without increased storage costs.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To disclose an apparatus, system and method for detecting fraudulent character. SOLUTION: A first optical character recognition module optically recognizes a character transcripted with a magnetic ink on a medium using a first optical character recognition algorithm. A second optical character recognition module also optically recognizes the character using a second optical character recognition algorithm. In addition, a magnetic ink character recognition module magnetically recognizes the character using a magnetic recognition algorithm. A voting module determines if the character is potentially fraudulent based on the recognition results of the first optical character recognition module, the second optical character recognition module, and the magnetic ink character recognition module. If the character is potentially fraudulent, a results module communicates a fraud indicator. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Increased and potentially extreme compression of documents is achieved by reducing/remapping the dynamic range (140) of the document image possibly together with further image analysis (110) and pre-processing (120) and storing the document with a substitute table to restore dynamic range (170) of the document image. Such increased compression allow document images to be maintained in rapid-access memory for extended periods without increased storage costs.
Abstract:
An image scanning apparatus for use on a laser electrophotographic printer provides improved imaging in both the scan and process direction in a printer using a multiple spot printhead.
Abstract:
Increased and potentially extreme compression of documents is achieved by reducing/remapping the dynamic range of the document image possibly together with further image analysis and pre-processing and storing the document together with a substituted table of values chosen to restore or enhance the dynamic range of the document image. Increased or extreme compression is provided notwithstanding multiple image tones (e.g. colors or grey scale levels) even at low contrast within a document, such as a personal check. Such increased compression allows document images to be maintained in rapid-access memory for extended periods without increased storage costs.
Abstract:
In a laser printer, light beams (4) need to be focused onto a printing surface to form points where print indicia are to effect a print image. In a printer where it is desirable to have variable pitch print characters, a new method has been employed to create variable print character pitches. Multiple non-parallel points of light are emitted through a collimating lens (6) onto a wedge (8) shaped optical component which directs the multiple beams of light into parallel alignment. The optical wedge has one planar surface perpendicular to at least one light beam emitted through the collimating lens. This light beam is normal to the perpendicular planar surface and passes through the wedge without being deflected. The optical wedge also has one or more planar surfaces that direct the other light beams into parallel alignment with the undeflected light beam. By moving the optical wedge away from the collimating lens the pitch (distance) between the light beams is increased and conversely, by moving the optical wedge towards the collimating lens the pitch decreases.
Abstract:
An optical scanning station is disclosed which utilizes light bending apparatus such as mirrors or optical wedges to gather and redirect some of the illumination radiating from the object. The gathering of the light occurs off-axis from the lens and the redirection of the light to the lens causes an off-axis angle between the light beam and the lens axis, thereby resulting in multiple images which are spaced apart from each other when focused on an image plane. The multiple images may be split apart and directed to separate image planes by use of front surface mirrors making the images then available for individual capture by charge couple devices or other similar image capture apparatus. Alternatively, the outboard images may be redirected, again by mirrors, to be focused coincident to the on-axis image, thereby increasing the illumination level at the image plane well in excess of that obtainable with only a single image of the object being focused at the image plane. The primary advantage of these devices is either to permit separate images to be presented on separate image planes without the subtractive losses occasioned by use of subtractive beam splitters or to combine the multiple images to raise the illumination level of a single image at the image plane, thereby permitting the use of slower lenses or reduced illumination level at the object.
Abstract:
Increased and potentially extreme compression of documents is achieved by reducing/remapping the dynamic range of the document image possibly together with further image analysis and pre-processing and storing the document together with a substituted table of values chosen to restore or enhance the dynamic range of the document image. Increased or extreme compression is provided notwithstanding multiple image tones (e.g. colors or grey scale levels) even at low contrast within a document, such as a personal check. Such increased compression allows document images to be maintained in rapid-access memory for extended periods without increased storage costs.