Class 382/184 - With separate timing or alignment marks

Subclass of Class 382 - Image analysis
Definition: Subject matter further requiring that machine-readable indicia
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 04/17/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8160361	Method for the detection of marks and printing machine The object of the invention is to achieve a correctly positioned print in duplex-printing mode. A method for the detection of marks (1, 1′, 1″) by a sensor array (10) for a printing machine has been provided, whereby the marks (1) on the fir...	04/17/2012
7574047	Method and system for performing image mark recognition A method and system for performing image mark recognition for a document is disclosed. A document is scanned into a digital image. Reference image marks are sensed from the digital image. The reference image marks may include trigger row marks and/or corner/crop mar...	08/11/2009
7415667	Generating augmented notes and synchronizing notes and document portions based on timing information Techniques for generating a paper document that integrates notes written by a user and different types of captured or recorded information. A user can take written notes during an information communication event. While taking the notes, the user can identify, from i...	08/19/2008
7349575	Pattern inspection method and apparatus, and pattern alignment method In a pattern inspection method, a master pattern serving as a reference and the continuous tone image of a pattern to be measured that is sensed by a camera are aligned. At least the position of a base in the continuous tone image of the pattern to be measured is de...	03/25/2008
7343042	Method and system for identifying a paper form using a digital pen The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to trace a form serial number that is utilized to identify a form template that is used to process inp...	03/11/2008
7333670	Image sequence enhancement system and method Motion picture scenes to be colorized are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined separately into single frame representations of multiple frames which becomes a visual reference database...	02/19/2008
7298902	Method and system for performing image mark recognition A method and system for performing image mark recognition for a document is disclosed. A document is scanned into a digital image. Reference image marks are sensed from the digital image. The reference image marks may include trigger row marks and/or corner/crop mar...	11/20/2007
7298919	System and method for displaying an image indicating a positional relation between partially overlapping images A camera system includes a display monitor which displays an image of an object, taken by an optical unit, on a screen of the monitor. A reading unit reads a preceding image and a current image among a plurality of partially overlapping images, from a memory device,...	11/20/2007
7167586	Method and system for remote form completion The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to partially fill in a form and provide destination data whereby a forms processor adds additionally r...	01/23/2007
7074478	Optical encoding A substrate, such as a document of value, carries a design feature (F), which includes an array of repeating patterns with the patterns exhibiting discrete differences in one or more visual characteristics, for example, shape, color or optical responses, according t...	07/11/2006
7062089	Handwritten character input assistant apparatus and method A handwritten character pattern is input, a coordinate of a rightmost end or a lowermost end of the input handwritten character pattern is detected, a predetermined interval value is added to the coordinate to calculate a coordinate of a position for displaying a bl...	06/13/2006
7050193	High accuracy swath advance paper positioning for printers Techniques for high accuracy media positioning in a swath printer. A high accuracy media positioning method includes mounting a computer-controlled printing element for movement along a swath axis for swath printing of an image on a print medium, moving the printing...	05/23/2006
7006670	Image processing method, image processing system and program A technique which can generate stable virtual page marks even in a non-OCR form to stably identify the form. Key segments which can be stably detected within a form are predefined for the detection of virtual page marks, and the virtual page marks (circumscribed rec...	02/28/2006
6907567	Shifting ink images overlaid over text images in email documents In a document in which a plurality of data items of different kinds are mixed, when one data item is edited, the relative positional relation to other data items is prevented from being destroyed, whereby information is prevented from becoming meaningless or from be...	06/14/2005
6826281	Storage-encryption-retrieval device and method with resulting business processes An encryption device includes a card with a grid comprising multiple rows and columns defining boxes for receiving individual characters. One of the columns or rows contains a master password or code character string. Other columns or rows contain encrypted characte...	11/30/2004
6778275	Aberration mark and method for estimating overlay error and optical aberrations An aberration mark for use in an optical photolithography system, and a method for estimating overlay errors and optical aberrations. The aberration mark includes an inner polygon pattern and an outer polygon pattern, wherein each of the inner and outer polygon patt...	08/17/2004
6678410	Generating a glyph A computer-implemented method of generating a glyph in which a plurality of design characteristics are extracted from a target font and a source glyph program is generated using the design characteristics. The source glyph program defines a new glyph that...	01/13/2004
6584237	Method and apparatus for expanding image data An expanded-image generating apparatus is provided for original image data, in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix, so as to obtain expanded-image data partitioned into a plurality of blocks, each of which is composed of a plurality of pix...	06/24/2003
6291785	Address reader, sorting machine such as a mail thing and character string recognition method An address reader method and apparatus for recognizing a receiver address on a surface of mail. In the invention an image of the surface of the mail is input and segmented into at least one character string candidate. At least one address area candidate i...	09/18/2001
5966473	Method and apparatus for recognizing a quadrilateral object contained in an input bitmap image Described is an image processing system which is operative to automatically determine a quadrilateral object such as a character frame, page mark, or position correction mark only with a mouse click. A field is automatically specified by displaying a scan...	10/12/1999
5734723	Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security imprint A method for checking a security imprint in a postage meter machine having a microprocessor includes the steps of encoding data for a security mark pixel image and inserts the encoded data into the remaining, fixed and variable pixel image data during pri...	03/31/1998
5649026	Apparatus for detecting marks on documents An apparatus and method is provided for detecting and sorting a document containing an address change request from a group of documents. The apparatus includes a document transport for conveying the document along a selected path of movement. An image sca...	07/15/1997
5195146	Photoelectric reader for computer compatible characters Recently proposed computer compatible numerals are used in this invention. Their use permits a photoreader for reading the code column of coding sheets to be built for $25.00. The particular numerals used are composed of line elements drawn from a master ...	03/16/1993
5140645	Computer compatible character for reliable reading by photoreader A computer compatible master character consisting of a common dot and eight equally spaced arms extending from it is provided. Individual characters are made up of subsets of these eight arms. This system provides a total of 255 characters. Each arm corre...	08/18/1992
5134272	Image signal processing apparatus for bar code image signal An apparatus for receiving input data values representing an array of picture elements of a source image containing one or more bar code regions, whereby the input data values are converted to bi-level values representing black or white states which are s...	07/28/1992
4132976	Operator readable and machine readable character recognition systems A character recognition system incorporating a three-by-three matrix has a family of operator readable and machine readable alphanumeric characters formed in relation to a three-by-three matrix for designating a plurality of individual parameters in respo...	01/02/1979
3938186	Apparatus for converting visually legible numerical characters into a binary code Apparatus for converting visually legible digits or groups of digits into a binary code. For each digit four recognition areas together with the shape of the digit supply directly, without the use of a decoder, the information which represents the binary ...	02/10/1976

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Class 382/184 - With separate timing or alignment marks