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| 5506936 | Fuzzy inference system and a pattern input type membership value generator An input variable and a category of pattern are combined in antecedent of a fuzzy rule. Input pattern data of the input variable is stored in a pattern memory. An extracting program proper to the category is read out from a library by a category signal in... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5504318 | Analog waveform decoder using peak locations A method for decoding an analog waveform corresponding to a symbol comprises detecting the extrema locations of the waveform, and creating a feature vector from these extrema locations. The feature vector is compared to stored reference arrays correspondi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502574 | Facsimile apparatus which can avoid unwanted interline breaks in output In a facsimile apparatus which can be connected to a data processing apparatus for transmitting/receiving a digital signal, when a specific pattern which is to overlap two or more lines of print without a space between the lines is to be output, a pattern... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5493386 | Multi-toner image forming apparatus and method having pattern recognition Image forming method and apparatus is capable of making images in at least a two different colors or toners. An original is electronically scanned for recognizing a predetermined characteristic of a pattern on the original, such as its color, size and/or ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5483605 | High speed pattern recognition technique for implementation of resolution enhancement algorithms into an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device A circuit to be used just prior to the printing engine to improve the image quality of a raster output scanner by modifying the darkness, size or shape of the spot. A buffer holds a window of n by n image pixels, and compares the bit pattern to a set of t... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5475768 | High accuracy optical character recognition using neural networks with centroid dithering Pattern recognition, for instance optical character recognition, is achieved by training a neural network, scanning an image, segmenting the image to detect a pattern, preprocessing the detected pattern, and applying the preprocessed detected pattern to t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5475770 | Parallel recognition of document images with a time-elapsed processing abortion to improve overall throughput The image data (BDAT) associated with a respective document are transmitted to one of a plurality of recognition units for processing in a recognition process comprising a plurality of partial processes. The allocation of the processing jobs and the monit... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5467410 | Identification of a blank page in an image processing system The present invention provides a robust technique for quickly determining whether a binary input image originated as a blank page. The technique provides reliable sensing in the presence of various image and scanner noise in the input image. In broad term... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5465084 | Method to provide security for a computer and a device therefor A method for controlling access to an area or an object consisting of storing in a memory library one or more predefined patterns of computer generated elements consisting of alphanumeric characters, symbols, and/or colors which can authorize access where... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5454045 | Apparatus and method for identification and recognition of an item with ultrasonic patterns from item subsurface micro-features The present invention is a means and method for identification and recognition of an item by ultrasonic imaging of material microfeatures and/or macrofeatures within the bulk volume of a material. The invention is based upon ultrasonic interrogation and i... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5444840 | Multiple image font processing A sequence of documents is delivered to an optical scanner in which each document is scanned to form a digital image representation of the content of the document. In one embodiment, the image representation is converted into code (ASCII) and is automatic... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5442716 | Method and apparatus for adaptive learning type general purpose image measurement and recognition An adaptive learning type general purpose image measurement and recognition method includes the steps of extracting a large number of basic initial features having values which are invariant to parallel displacement of an object to be caught in an image f... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5438628 | Method for matching text images and documents using character shape codes A first method for exact and inexact matching of documents stored in a document database includes the step of converting the documents in the database to a compacted tokenized form. A search string or search document is then converted to the compact token... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5430525 | Image processing apparatus Disclosed is an image processing apparatus having plural types of input devices (scanners, a still-video camera, a film scanner, etc.) for inputting image data. The type of input device which has entered the image data is identified, and an image judging ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5420939 | Method and apparatus for a focal neuron system A focal neuron system includes an image input layer comprising a plurality of input neurons, an input layer comprising a plurality of output neurons and a plurality of focal neurons located between the image input layer and the input layer. The input laye... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5420971 | Image edge finder which operates over multiple picture element ranges An edge finder for an image processing system locates edges in a digitized image over several different ranges of pixel values and assigns, to each pixel value an edge characteristic value which represents a minimum edge value for the pixel in the image. ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5416892 | Best first search considering difference between scores A best first search for problem-solving in an artificial intelligence system employing a novel search priority index is disclosed. The search priority index is calculated based on a difference between scores of a node and the next node in breadth. Searchi... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5317654 | Selective collating and inserting apparatus An automatic inserting apparatus is provided whereby a primary document and selectively collated secondary documents are assembled and inserted into a mailing envelope. Preferably, the mailing envelope is concurrently imprinted with the name and address o... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5287417 | Method and system for recognizing a graphic object's shape, line style, and fill pattern in a pen environment A method and system for recognizing a graphic object's shape, line style, and fill pattern in a pen environment are provided. In a preferred embodiment, a user draws a graphic object on an electronic tablet of a computer system. The graphic object compris... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5272765 | System for processing character images A system for processing character provides assumed reference lines extending along the direction of a character image string. The distances between the portions of character images and the reference line are compared and the character images are classifie... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5253307 | Image analysis to obtain typeface information Dominant typeface, including point size, of text in an image is identified by measuring distances across connected components in each of plural directions to obtain distribution data. The distribution data indicate a distribution of distances across conne... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5245674 | Image processing using distance as a function of direction Characteristics of images such as skew of lines of text or dominant typeface of characters are detected by producing distance data. Distance data is produced for each of a number of starting pixels within an image. Each starting pixel meets a criterion, s... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5241616 | Optical pattern recognition system utilizing resonator array Separate features of a composite image in a field of view illuminated by a aser beam are respectively monitored by low level optical cavity resonators of an array from which optical data outputs are distributed to high level resonators for optical data cor... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5224180 | Facsimile apparatus and the method A facsimile apparatus possesses a function in which the number of output copies of a received document is designated in the form of image data. In order to obtain this function, sheet information, on which character information is disposed in accordance w... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5218460 | Method for pattern selection involving scaling-up circumscribed rectangles The image processing system of this invention provided with an input controller, a file server, an image setter and a work station each having respectively an independent CPU (microprocessor, microcomputer and the like) allows each unit to operate indepen... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5142590 | Pattern recognition system A self-categorizing pattern recognition system includes an adaptive filter for selecting a category in response to an input pattern. A template is then generated in response to the selected category and a coincident pattern indicating the intersection bet... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5060275 | Card trunk system A card trunk system according to the present invention includes a card storage means for storing cards in a state where they are classified by type, a card retrieval means for retrieving and taking out cards from the card storage means in a number to be m... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5034901 | Interactive graphic recognition and data processing system An interactive graphic recognition and data processing system includes an image reader for reading a facility drawing in which facility symbols are drawn, a display device for displaying the facility drawing read by the image reader overlapped with a topo... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4941181 | Data processing method in recognition system A recognition system including a data carrier which is attached to a moving article and which has a memory storing identification data of the article and a control system communicating with the data carrier without any contact therebetween. The control sy... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4880309 | Dark field target design system for alignment of semiconductor wafers A dark field target design system for alignment of semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The system utilizes improved target designs which provide for improvement in the alignment of semiconductor wafers.... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4827330 | Automatic document image revision A system for electronically storing revisions or modifications to documents which are already electronically stored in unrevised or unmodified form. The system compares, at the pixel-by-pixel level, a modified document bit map with a stored document bit m... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4514622 | Method and apparatus for identification of objects Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for identifying objects, such as articles sold in a store, appearing in a random position and orientation and at random times on an image window. On a surface facing the image window, each object has an identificatio... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4499499 | Method for identification and compression of facsimile symbols in text processing systems An improved system for identifying and compacting text data to be transmitted over communications lines and thereby reducing the data volume and transmission time. Transmitting and receiving text processing systems are provided identical library memories ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4475237 | Programmable range recognizer for a logic analyzer A programmable range recognizer produces a recognition signal whenever a digital word occurs within a specified closed range of digital words. Such a programmable range recognizer is useful for triggering or data qualification in a logic state analyzer. T... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4414573 | Pattern recognition circuit for reliably distinguishing between different portions of a diascope pattern during video camera setup A pattern recognition circuit integral with a checkerboard diascope pattern used for spatial and shading error measurement and correction, performs detection in the time domain. A locator time window is provided to positively locate and distinguish white-... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4410916 | Dual mode facsimile coding system and method A dual mode facsimile data compression technique which possesses the advantage of symbol recognition and extended run-length coding methods. In operation, a symbol blocking operator isolates digital raster data representing valid alphanumeric characters a... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4400737 | Apparatus for producing and reproducing embedded pattern Apparatus for producing and reproducing embedded patterns in which a character or the like including a pattern which is not observable macroscopically can be differentiated from the other formats microscopically. An input unit reads a normal original imag... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4400729 | Pseudo-DC restore application to staring array detectors An adjustment signal is derived for each element in a detector array which depends on the median of the differences of image brightness between that particular detector and all its neighboring detectors. The adjustment signal is derived by integrated circ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4395773 | Apparatus for identifying coded information without internal clock synchronization A self-synchronized apparatus for recognizing identifying codes especially n missiles and spacecraft. The apparatus comprises a video quantizer for receiving bipolar video input signals and providing an output of validly timed data to a decode register whi... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4375058 | Device for reading a printed code and for converting this code into an audio signal A carrier containing information which is suitable for visual perception, such as a text or a picture. By suitable positioning, a code also present on the carrier linked thereto. This code is visible to the user, but cannot be read directly. A device for ... | 02/22/1983 |
