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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155425 | Automated check detection and image cropping A method of locating a check image region within a document image comprising the steps of locating a MICR region of the check and calculating the top of the check relative to the MICR region. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8103084 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8050485 | System for high speed processing of gaming documents A system is provided for automatically processing gaming documents. The system obtains the dollar value of the document directly by optically identifying each dollar value characters from a scanned image of the document, instead of forwarding the bar-coded validatio... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7711176 | Computer-implemented method of processing a substitute check and an apparatus therefor A computer-implemented method is provided of processing a substitute check which has been made from an original check. The computer-implemented method comprises (a) reading from the substitute check a printed magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) codeline, (b) r... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7499580 | System for determining image resolution using MICR characters A system for determining the image resolution of a check image using MICR characters. The disclosed system includes an extracting system for extracting a magnetic ink code recognition (MICR) code line from the document image, wherein the extracting system provides c... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7480403 | Apparatus, system, and method for fraud detection using multiple scan technologies An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting fraud. A first optical character recognition module optically recognizes a character imprinted with a magnetic ink on a medium using a first optical character recognition algorithm. A second optical charac... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7440604 | Image detector for bank notes An image detector for bank notes is provided which can be made at low cost and in small size. The image detector comprises a pair of detector units 13 includes a first image detection sensor 24 which detects an image of a first detection area mounted o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437000 | Full spectrum color detecting pixel camera This invention comprises the means for the capture of full spectrum images in an electronic camera without the use of color primary filters to limit the spectral color gamut of the captured image. The fundamental principle of the invention is that each pixel of the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433098 | Document processing system with improved image quality assurance A document processing system comprising an image capture subsystem for capturing selected image metrics and at least one image rendition from a plurality of documents and for determining if at least one of the selected image metrics for any of the at least one image... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7406183 | System and method of sorting document images based on image quality A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imagin... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403306 | Image reading with high fit accuracy An image reading apparatus includes a guide rod; a housing member having a guide part for abutting a document placed on a document table and positioning one side of the document on a table face of the document table and a first positioning part and a second position... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7391884 | Correlative assessment between scanned and original digital images Exemplary methods for performing a statistical analysis of scanned images are disclosed. The methods described herein may be embodied as logic instructions on a computer-readable medium. In one exemplary implementation a correlation value is determined between a sca... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386160 | System and method for determining image resolution using MICR characters A system and method for determining the image resolution of a check image using MICR characters. The disclosed system includes an extracting system for extracting a magnetic ink code recognition (MICR) code line from the document image, wherein the extracting system... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382911 | Identification card reader There is described a method and apparatus for processing a card. A card that is processed can have a corresponding card holder. In one embodiment, a card reader can be provided for reading information of a card. A card reader in one embodiment can be configured to s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376258 | Image quality assurance system and methodologies in a post-image capture document processing environment An image quality assurance method for identifying image defects in a plurality of previously-imaged documents, where each previously-imaged document includes at least one image rendition stored in at least one image rendition file according to type of image renditio... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370066 | System and method for offline editing of data files A system and method that enables a user to edit a data file offline is described. This system and method can enable a user to edit a data file without the user having to discover or deploy a solution application governing the data file. For security, this system and... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369237 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system It is an object of the present invention to provide a substrate processing apparatus, comprising a housing body mounting unit that is capable of mounting a plurality of housing bodies which can house a plurality of substrates, a processing apparatus main body for pr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363290 | Item capture research system An item capture research system having an item capture subsystem, a transaction data archive subsystem, an image data archive subsystem and a research engine. The item capture subsystem captures and stores transaction data and image data for items, such as checks. T... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356502 | Internet based payment system An internet based payment validation system links a customer computer to a third party processor computer after the customer, communicating with the a merchant computer over the Internet, indicates a desire to pay for a purchase directly and not with a credit card. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339707 | Method and system for viewing a fax document A system and method for viewing a fax document includes a fax device which may be configured for transmitting/receiving fax transmissions. When a transmitting fax device with a video camera and a video display transmits a fax transmission to a receiving fax device w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327868 | Magnetic stripline scanner A magnetic stripline scanner for reading lines of magnetic data on a media including a portable housing having a scanning side. A linear array of magnetic field sensors, such as spin valve magnetic memory cells, is at least partially disposed within the housing, pro... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321678 | Banknote identifying machine and banknote identifying method A banknote identifying machine and method for testing a banknote for genuineness stably without being affected by a sensor or contamination on the banknote. Transmission photosensors 61 are moved over a banknote to be tested to scan the banknote with a light ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317823 | Lockbox imaging system A system and method for imaging and capturing information from checks and documents contained in a lockbox remittance. A computer workstation is used to generate and print a header sheet that includes information identifying the check. The header sheet is appended t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308123 | System and method for collecting DNA and fingerprints A system and method is provided that simultaneously or consecutively collects DNA samples and ridge and valley signatures from the same subject during the same collection window that adds value to forensic data collection processes. The collection of the DNA samples... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295694 | MICR-based optical character recognition system and method A character recognition system and method. The system comprises an (OCR) optical character reader system for collecting character data by electro-optically scanning printed characters; a conversion system for converting the character data to a Magnetic Ink Character... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292726 | Recognition of electronic ink with late strokes A method and apparatus relating to the recognition of free-form data input is disclosed. The method involves ordering writing strokes based upon spatial relationships between the strokes, and partitioning the strokes into segments. The segments are then ordered base... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289679 | System and method for measuring image quality using compressed image data A system and method for determining image quality by analyzing DCT information. Included is a system for measuring image quality of a compressed image divided into a plurality of blocks, wherein each block has frequency domain components including a DC coefficient v... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283656 | Assessing electronic image quality Assessing the quality of an electronic image comprises determining a quality rating for the electronic image, associating image quality thresholds with purposes for electronic images, selecting the purpose that corresponds to the electronic image, identifying an ima... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283676 | Method and device for identifying objects in digital images In a method for identifying objects in a digital image which is included in a sequence of images, luminance values of a current digital image are compared with at least one threshold value in order to create a current binarized image on the basis of the comparison. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7253917 | Image processing apparatus and its control method, computer program, and storage medium With this invention, upon scanning a print, since additional information recorded together with that print is reproduced while displaying the scanned image, a special effect that cannot normally be obtained from still images can be obtained. A print on which ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242806 | Methods, functional Data, and Systems for image feature translation Methods, functional data, and systems are provided for image feature translation. An image is decomposed into sub images, each sub image having its features identified by feature attributes. The feature attributes are used to identify a particular feature within eac... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219831 | Check processing method, check processing program medium, and check processing apparatus A check processing method, a program medium, and a check processing apparatus store image data equivalent to the image data captured from the back of a printed check with a single check insertion operation using a compact, easily controlled apparatus. A back image s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222134 | Filing system which provides increased availability of image data stored therein In a filing system, a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a transmission path. Image data of a document is captured into the data processing apparatus. The captured image data is stored onto an image storage medium. A plurality of owner ident... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212682 | Method and system for enhancing measurement A method and system for enhancing measurement of a bar code or other object includes storing a pixel image containing a bar code; determining bar code orientation relative to the stored pixel image; determining a scan track through the pixel image in a succession of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207734 | Printing system providing print controller capability to retrieve amend and update data stored in local memory of a printer A printing system includes a printer and computers connected by an network. A mail server is provided for transmitting notification data from the printer to the computers in the form of an email message. Print data stored in the printer is erased once the print data... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204416 | System and method for uncontrolled velocity scanning Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for scanning of information, such as characters or symbols, without requiring a controlled scan velocity. Preferred embodiments utilize an optical sensor in detecting attributes of information scanned and implement com... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200255 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 04/03/2007 |
