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4700298 Dynamic microscope image processing scanner  
An image scanner for microscopic objects. The image scanner has a microscope with a high precision computer controlled motor driven stage to provide X,Y plane displacements in order to scan...
4691367 Method and apparatus for omnidirectional reading of data bases  
A method and apparatus for omnidirectional reading of data fields is provided. Such data fields contain at least one data track containing contrasting printed indicia and a PIC pattern. The PIC...
4686704 Information input apparatus  
A sheet information input apparatus for an electronic file system comprises an sheet input device for inputting an image sheet into the apparatus, a sheet recognition device responsive to the input...
4641357 Method for reading a document image  
A method and associated apparatus are disclosed for scanning documents and producing electronically stored signals corresponding to images on the documents. A stripe pattern of lines obliquely...
4589143 Information processing mechanism with combined printing and reading device  
An information processing mechanism having a combined printing and reading head wherein the reading head is maintained as close as possible to the printing head by providing means for deflecting...
4589144 Character and image processing apparatus  
A character and image processing apparatus comprises a scanning section for photoelectrically converting data on a sheet in which character data and image data are mixedly arranged in a free...
4566127 Complex system having the functions of optical character reader and facsimile  
A complex system in which the functions of OCR (optical character reader) and facsimile are combined by a CPU (central processor unit). The complex system operates in an OCR-facsimile mode to...
4503555 Semi-automatic optical scanning apparatus utilizing line integration  
Analysis of images or specimens which exhibit visually distinguishable component areas of a plurality of different types, to determine the relative abundances, average sizes or other...
4451854 Picture information input apparatus  
A picture information input apparatus has a leading and trailing end detecting circuit for detecting the leading and trailing ends of a document to produce read out signals of "1" and "0". The...
4424587 Method and apparatus for the identification of articles  
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for identifying objects (e.g. consumer products in a supermarket) appearing in random positions and orientations and for random times on an image...
4424589 Flat bed scanner system and method  
A flat bed scanner system for optically sensing a transparent original image and producing three channels of binary digital data representing the densities of the original image. Each channel...
4346405 Visual information processing apparatus  
A visual information processing apparatus which processes image data produced by a TV camera to detect the change in image with the lapse of time. The visual information processing apparatus...
4300123 Optical reading system  
A line scanning camera generates signal information indicative of marks on a scanned document and a selectable memory containing several document formats cause the signal information from the...
4295198 Automatic printed circuit dimensioning, routing and inspecting apparatus  
An automatic apparatus is employed to recognize certain features on a printed circuit board and display that information on a screen so that an operator can create machine instructions for...
4274079 Apparatus and method for dynamic font switching  
A method and apparatus are provided for dynamically switching between fonts or groups of fonts in an automatic optical character reader. A switch character which is included between a first and...
4249217 Separated sensor array abutment  
A composite electronic image of a straight line which is generated from the overlapping arrays of a multiple array scanner is linearly abutted by projecting a vertical footprint of a reference...
4232970 Apparatus for automatic diagnosis of cells  
An apparatus for automatic diagnosis of cells comprises a microscope, a scanning stage on the microscope, a sample carrier used to feed a sample to the scanning stage automatically, an automatic...
4180798 Character recognition and communication system  
A character recognition and communication system, wherein a character appearing on a document is converted into a character image signal at a transmission terminal including, for example, a...
4157783 Item responsive print inhibiting apparatus  
In a modular high speed document printing system an apparatus within each printing module for inhibiting printing on a document passing therethrough when a valid print inhibiting code is sensed on...
4138662 Character reader  
Disclosed is a character reader for reading characters or patterns. The character reader is operated by a processor and a main memory cooperating therewith. The main memory is divided into a flag...
4115806 Image analysis data transfer  
This system measures features or objects each represented by an image by scanning the image in a line scan raster and processing the resulting video signal to determine measurement parameters...
4021777 Character reading techniques  
A remote optical character recognition system including a central processor time-shared among a number of remote scanner units each adapted to receive a document bearing information characters to...
3921136 Automatic pattern recognition method and apparatus particularly for optically recognizing characters  
Apparatus for recognizing multi-font alphanumeric characters comprises a single line of detectors for scanning the characters along a plurality of continuous scan lines each extending in the...
3885229 Document scanning apparatus  
A scanning apparatus for use in a character recognition system is disclosed wherein moving documents are stopped for scanning at a read station. Since a stopped document may not be precisely...
3831146 OPTIMUM SCAN ANGLE DETERMINING MEANS  
An arrangement for determining the optimum angle to scan characters for subsequent character recognition. Data from a plurality of initial or preliminary vertical scans is stored in a matrix and...
3781799 CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING MICROPROGRAM DISCRETE LOGIC CONTROL ROUTINES  
An improved control system including discrete logic control routines for high speed simultaneous control of many sequencing gates. The discrete logic control routines are sequentially selected by...
3763467 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR READING DOCUMENTS  
Method and apparatus for reading coded data on information bearing media where the data fields are defined by sensible indicia which also defines the data type and format indicia indicates which M...
3710321 MACHINE RECOGNITION OF LEXICAL SYMBOLS  
A raster scan covers areas containing major characters of an alphabet. When a character is recognized as being one which may have an associated diacritical mark, the scan is shifted to a separate...
3662375 SHIFT REGISTER DISPLAY  
The contents of a matrix-type shift register used in an optical character reader is displayed on command on a cathode ray tube. Display is accomplished by generating a raster pattern scan for each...
3643069 RECOGNITION APPARATUS WITH READOUT MODE SELECTION CAPABILITY  
Recognition apparatus for reading mark-sensed documents having widely variable formats and various types of information thereon is provided by the present invention. The recognition apparatus...
3629828 SYSTEM HAVING SCANNER CONTROLLED BY VIDEO CLIPPING LEVEL AND RECOGNITION EXCEPTION ROUTINES  
A character recognition system comprising a flying spot scanner with appropriate scanner controls for causing the scanner to execute a plurality of scanning modes, recognition data storage for...
3618018 UNFORMATTED SCANNING IN A CHARACTER-RECOGNITION SYSTEM  
Scan-control apparatus responsive to a format word specifying boundaries of a document field to be scanned generates a series of search patterns for characters within the field. A "read" command...
3582886 SCANNING ADDRESS GENERATOR FOR COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CHARACTER READER  
Great versatility can be achieved by using a computer to control the scanning format of a character reader. To control the format the computer must have accurate addresses as to where to send the...
3578953 SYSTEM FOR READING INTERMIXED MARKS AND SYMBOLS FROM DOCUMENTS  
A system for automatically reading marks and symbols printed on one or more sides of a document in one or more different formats.
3571797 AREA-FORMAT CONTROL IN A CHARACTER-RECOGNITON SYSTEM  
Scan-control apparatus responsive to a format word specifying an outline of a document field to be scanned generates a series of search patterns for characters within the field. A "read" command...
3531770 SCANNING AND TRANSLATING APPARATUS  
3506963 CHARACTER RECOGNITION SYSTEM  
3501623 HIGH SPEED SKIP AND SEARCH  
3469237 INFORMATION BEARER AND READING DEVICE THEREFOR  
3443027 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLYING SPOT SCANNERS  
3432673 LINE TRACKING READING MACHINE HAVING MEANS TO POSITIONALLY NORMALIZE THE CHARACTER-VIDEO SIGNALS  
3366734 Method and system for scanning a record carrier  
3337766 Selective beam positioning of a flying spot scanner with error correction  
3328760 Character reader for reading machine printed characters and handwritten marks  
3303467 Read control method and apparatus for a character reader  
3297879 Optical encoder responsive to movement in two directions  
3221302 Transducer position control apparatus  
3201512 Facsimile system having provision for high speed skipping of blank areas  
2877951 Character sensing system  
2816246 Scanner positioning control  
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