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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5204537 | Thickness sensor comprising a leaf spring means, and a light sensor A typical printing device has a document feeder, a printer, and a document transport mechanism for transporting documents from the document feeder to the printer. In accordance with the invention, there is provided a thickness measurer which measures the ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5146512 | Method and apparatus for utilizing multiple data fields for character recognition A system (10) for recognizing numerical characters which appear as both numerical characters and words on a document includes an image capture device (12) for capturing the image of a document. A recognition circuit (14) performs recognition of the numeri... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5133022 | Normalizing correlator for video processing A video image processor for generating an enhanced image of data based upon input gray scale picture element values of image data of a document background and printed information contained thereon generates a histogram of the gray scale picture element va... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5107442 | Adaptive neural network image processing system A neural-simulating system for processing input stimuli includes a plurality of layers, each layer receives layer input signals and generates layer output signals, the layer input signals include signals from the input stimuli and ones of the layer output... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5075871 | Variable gain neural network image processing system A neural-simulating system for an image processing system includes a plurality of networks arranged in a plurality of layers, the output signals of ones of the layers provide input signals to the others of the layers. Each of the plurality of layers inclu... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5003613 | Document processing system and method A document processing system for processing documents having data printed thereon including pre-printed markings visible to the eye and machine-readable characters includes a scanner for capturing the color image of the document being processed. Circuitry... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4855580 | Data merge document processing method A method for merging data from at least two data capture devices (12, 14) includes capturing data from a plurality of documents at a first data capture device (12). The captured data is stored in a first plurality of records. Within each of the plurality ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4855900 | System for transferring data to a mainframe computer A system (10) for transferring data from an image acquisition device (12) to a mainframe computer (14) includes a memory (20) for temporarily storing data received from the image acquisition device (12) prior to transfer to the mainframe computer (14). A ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4853969 | Quantized digital filter A signal processing system (10) is provided for digitally filtering an input digital signal. The signal processing system (10) includes a digital filter (12) without normal finite precision arithmetic whose output is applied to an adaptive quantizer (14).... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850583 | Document transport device A device (10) for advancing documents (12) from an input location (14) to an output location (16) along a path includes belts (24, 26) for capturing a document (12) and for temporarily imparting a stiffness to the document that is greater than the inheren... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4845761 | Letter mail address block locator system A system (14) for locating possible address information contained in a window area of a mail item (40) is provided. System (14) includes a source of illumination (60) and detectors (62) for sensing the reflectivity of the mail item (40). Circuitry (34) is... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4822986 | Method of detecting and reading postal bar codes A Bar Code Reader of a Video Processor Unit receives video data from a scanner and processes it to locate a bar code at the bottom of a document which represents a postal zip code. The scanner generates an array of cells of video data and provides each ce... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4766297 | Dual mode stationary and portable scanning system A scanning system (10) for reading bar code symbols including a portable hand-held scanning device (12) is provided. The portable hand-held scanning device (12) generates electrical signals descriptive of the bar code symbols and includes a manually actua... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4757386 | Dual channel signal processing system for an image sensor An image processor (10) for use with an image sensor (12) is provided. The image sensor includes two output channels (14, 16) for producing video signals in the form of a clock signal carrier which is amplitude modulated by picture element signal levels s... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4637059 | Video filter for video format unit A video filter is provided for use in an image processing system wherein correlated video data is received by the video filter in a cellular format. The filter includes structure for simultaneously filtering at least four cells of the correlated video dat... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4606068 | Video compressor for video format unit A video compressor for use in an image processing system is provided. The compressor includes structure for detecting a data image pattern and for generating a code representing the detected data image pattern. A counter counts the number of times a data ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4601056 | Video correlator for video format unit A video correlator is provided for use in an image processing system wherein video data representative of a document image or portions thereof is received in a gray level data format in which the image is composed of a plurality of cells for enhancing the... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4567430 | Semiconductor device for automation of integrated photoarray characterization A semiconductor device structure is used to determine minority carrier lifetime and photosensitivity for production-processed integrated circuits and devices. The device structure family described herein permits determination of the minority carrier lifet... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4551717 | Intelligent key display A programmable key for use on a terminal has a microchip device incorporated therein to permit programming the function of the key, and one or more liquid crystal displays to indicate the programmed function of the key.... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4542528 | OCR and bar code reader with optimized sensor In an optical reader for reading alphanumeric and bar code characters, an area array for scanning alphanumeric data and a single photo sensor for scanning bar code data is formed on the same semiconductor chip. Separate processors are connected to the arr... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4491964 | Image processing integrated circuit An array of integrated photosensitive devices is used to lift an image of a printed character or symbol from a document or other surface, process the image to enhance character information and referencing it against a self adjusting threshold to produce a... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4472479 | Light barrier fluorescent ribbon A barrier pigment is added to a fluorescent ribbon to prevent light from being absorbed into the media upon which the pigment is applied during printing. The barrier pigment is added to the fluorescent layer or is applied over the fluorescent layer as an ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4470052 | A-C Coupled, modulator based, phase-error sensing for IJP Disclosed is a drop modulator based phase error sensing circuit for use in drop-charge phase control circuitry in ink jet printers. A phase control is required to maintain the correct relationship between drop break off time and the drop charging signal. ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4467354 | Video format unit In high speed imaging systems wherein document images are lifted and stored, it is desirable to reduce the amount of information to be stored. A video format unit utilizing video information from a data lift enhances the video information and then compres... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4411016 | Barcode width measurement system A single columnar array of scanning diodes is used to make width measurements of bar codes in order to read the contents thereof. The bar code is scanned utilizing a scanning procedure which directs the columnar array along the bar code such that the phot... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4408344 | OCR and Bar code reader using multi port matrix array A common scanning unit is utilized in an optical character reader which reads both alphanumeric and bar code characters. An N column by M row area photosensor detects both the alphanumeric and bar code signals. The system detects which type of character i... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4404649 | Document processing system The system described herein provides a capability for automatically processing documents such as bank checks, deposit slips, loan payments, etc., from all points within a banking organization, with exception of the point of receipt, based on the utilizati... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4402088 | OCR And bar code reading using area array An electronic scanner scans both bar code characters and alphanumeric characters producing a set of electrical signals. The electrical signals are examined by both a alphanumeric optical character reader and a bar code reader and the system outputs a sign... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4396902 | OCR/Variable head slot reader A reading device which uses both optical character recognition techniques and magnetic reading are combined in a reader wherein the magnetic reading head stays at a fixed position while the optical reading aperture may be varied to accomodate different do... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4317029 | Optics frame assembly An optics frame for use in optical character reading devices has a reflector and lens tube assembly packaged to permit the integration of the optics system and the electronic components so that they become one unit. The reflector and lens tube assembly is... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4314348 | Signal processing with random address data array and charge injection output The weighted product of two digital signals obtained with a digital weighted template with corresponding binary signal stored within a two-dimensional matrix. Data is loaded into a circuit in word serial and random access modes. The weighted signal produc... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4308547 | Liquid drop emitter A liquid drop emitter utilizing acoustical principles ejects liquid from a body of liquid onto a moving document to form characters or bar codes thereon.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4288690 | Illumination system A system for uniformly illuminating a field of information is provided for optical character readers having a scanning device loosely constrained in movement. Lamps are symmetrically located about the optical axis of a sensor and enclosed within an illumi... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4245211 | MICR Waveform analyzer A MICR waveform analyzer for reading E-13B magnetic ink characters including a digital phase lock loop to locate the character, a Normalizer to compress data and equalize ink strength dynamic range, and a waveform amplitude analyzer to identify the magnet... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4238760 | Multi-spectrum photodiode devices One or more photoelectric device elements are formed beneath the surface of a monolithic semiconductor structure below a surface photoelectric detector device to form a plurality of photoelectric devices having different spectral responses. The surface el... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4224508 | Error correcting bar code reader A low cost, high performance bar code reader is required for reading the CFC-6 character font. The character is printed in fluorescent bars which are coded by different spacing between each bar so that it can be machine readable. A special recognition log... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4196846 | Document processing transport A document transport for data entry and document processing for such documents as checks or credit card slips with transport means for entering the documents into a feed station, moving the documents past two read stations, wait in a hold station then ret... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4162481 | Adaptive correlator for video processing In optical character recognition systems scanning may be accomplished by a multi element scanning matrix, in which each element detects a portion of the reading field and an output voltage is generated for each element depending upon whether the element i... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4158194 | Optical recognition system Described is an optical character recognition system wherein total data entry is accomplished through a hand held unit. The unit includes an optical scanner, a keyboard and a display which communicate with a portable character recognition unit.... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4157533 | Independent channel automatic gain control for self-scanning photocell array A scanned photocell array has the gain for each photocell channel automatically controlled by establishing a scale range based upon the media being scanned. The apparent gain of each cell is varied by modulating the reference input of an analog to digital... | 06/05/1979 |
