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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8005321 | Pixel clock generator, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus A pixel clock generator that generates a pixel clock to regulate a drive timing of a scanning light source includes a data generating circuit that generates phase data based on a phase data pattern to correct an uneven scanning speed and fluctuation of scanning widt... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7689065 | Image processing method and apparatus for suppressing positional shift image degradation There are provided an image processing method and apparatus which can reduce the storage capacity required to form low-frequency components having a plurality of resolutions and can suppress any degradation in image quality which is caused by a positional error betw... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7519239 | Systems and methods for concurrent image capture and decoding of graphical codes Systems and methods for concurrent image capture and decoding of graphical codes are disclosed. In an exemplary method disclosed herein, a first image is captured by an image capture component in a graphical code reader. The first image is processed by a decoding co... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512290 | Image processing apparatus with SIMD-type microprocessor to perform labeling An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of processor elements including registers and configured to process respective data items, a global processor configured to control the plurality oaf processor elements; the global processor and the plurality of pro... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7444024 | Image compression method To provide a technology of increasing coding efficiency for an isolated column which appears with a high frequency. Bit map data which indicates an image by an array of pixels of main scanning and subscanning directions is scanned in the main scanning direction, the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426065 | System and method for alternating between transmitting and reducing incident light on pixel portion of an imager An imager apparatus comprises a pixel and a first filter positioned in an incident light path for a portion of the pixel, the filter being operable to alternate between transmitting and reducing incident light on the pixel portion. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7400785 | Systems and methods for associating images Disclosed are systems and methods for associating images. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to capturing an image of image association data, capturing other images to which the image association data is relevant, and associating the other images such ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7373023 | Method and system for generating an image Generating an image includes receiving a light at sensors, where the light is associated with images. A previous matrix is determined, where the previous matrix includes image information associated with an image. For each sensor, a current image data corresponding ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369684 | Swipe imager with multiple sensing arrays A biometric sensing device includes sensing arrays for sensing a biological surface swiped across the sensing arrays in an arbitrary direction. This device allows for simultaneously sensing different features of a biological surface where the features have the small... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362455 | Processing scanned pages Systems and methods of processing scanned pages are described. In one aspect, the invention features a method of processing a sequence of scanned pages of a document in accordance with which, page number indicators are extracted from scanned pages of the document. A... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362370 | Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and computer-readable medium storing program using a distance measure for image correction An image capturing apparatus, an image capturing method, and a computer-readable medium storing program for correcting appropriately an image for each area independently. A digital camera for capturing a subject includes an image pick-up unit for capturing a first i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343049 | Method and apparatus for performing optical character recognition (OCR) and text stitching A method of generating an electronic text file from a paper-based document that includes a plurality of characters includes capturing a plurality of partially overlapping digital images of the document. Optical character recognition is performed on each one of the p... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340113 | Image processing apparatus with SIMD-type microprocessor to perform labeling An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of processor elements including registers and configured to process respective data items, a global processor configured to control the plurality of processor elements; the global processor and the plurality of proc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333250 | Image scanner with a single motor providing two-dimensional movement of photosensors An image scanner has a movable photosensor array that can be moved in two dimensions in a plane. Two dimensional movement is provided using a single motor. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327906 | Method and device for drawing and formatting image Methods and apparatuses for drawing and formatting an image are described. In at least one embodiment, when a user prepares to use an application, or a file, to treat the scanned image of an object, the user only needs to place the object on a scanner and to select ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324243 | Fluorescent color scanning method for use in a scanner A fluorescent color scanning method is disclosed to include the steps of: scanning a standard white to obtain a first reference white W1; reducing the scanning brightness and then scanning the standard white to obtain a second reference white W2; using... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319776 | Image processing method and image processing program An overall image obtained by successively imaging different imaging regions a plurality of times during an image period using an imaging device is separated into a plurality of partial images respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of imaging operations.... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299973 | Semiconductor device and an information management system therefor According to the present invention, individual two-dimensional barcodes 30, 91 and 173 are provided for individual chips 31 arrayed on a wafer 50, individual lead frames 93 to each of which chips 92 are bonded and individual... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298921 | Document scanning method and document scanner A document scanning method comprises causing relative movement between a document and first and second imaging elements, such that each of a succession of scan lines of the document is exposed in turn to the imaging elements; generating first and second image data w... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7295019 | Security scanners with capacitance and magnetic sensor arrays Security scanning devices based on electrical tomography, including tomography systems based on the measurement of capacitance (ECT) and electromagnetic tomography (EMT), in combination with knowledge-based image analysis and understanding. Each device includes a se... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289683 | System and method for scintillation suppression in intensified digital video A method for scintillation suppression of video images includes receiving a frame of pixels having intensity values and identifying pixels in the received frame having scintillation noise. The method modifies intensity values of pixels in the received frame, which a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280684 | Method and system for ongoing performance monitoring of a character recognition system A method and system for monitoring the performance of a character recognition system is disclosed. According to a preferred embodiment, the method comprises utilizing an average confidence score for a plurality of characters for ongoing performance monitoring of the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280671 | Image processing to prevent forgery Control over processing of image data in a system comprising a plurality of scanning devices and a plurality of printing devices, each of which may or may not include a forgery-preventing function. An image processing apparatus receives information for each of the p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278094 | Variable text processing for an electronic press A software system is useful for generating a page file from a template file and database entries. The database entries are representative of variable information and the template file includes data designating a variable text area. The software system includes a com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272252 | Automated system for combining bright field and fluorescent microscopy A method and apparatus for automated analysis of transmitted and fluorescently labeled biological samples, wherein the apparatus automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. Once can... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271382 | Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope with light distribution in the form of a point Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope by a relative movement between the illumination light and sample via first scanning means along at least one scanning axis essentially perpendicular to the illumination axis whe... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267274 | Magnetic ink validation for coupon and gaming industries A device and method for validating a ticket having magnetic ink printed on at least one side of a ticket. The ink is magnetized to create a magnetic signal in the magnetic ink and thereafter a media reader sensor spaced from the ticket is used to verify the existenc... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269279 | Currency bill and coin processing system An integrated system for processing currency bills, coins, and other media includes a compact currency bill processing device, a coin scale, a keyboard, and a processor integrated into a housing as a single unit. The bill processing device is used for counting curre... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269284 | Method and apparatus using dual bounding boxes as dynamic templates for cartridge rack identification and tracking A method and apparatus using dual bounding boxes as dynamic templates for cartridge rack identification and tracking is disclosed. An imaging tape cartridge picker system includes a picker assembly, illumination sources disposed at the front of the picker assembly f... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7248731 | Method and apparatus for currency discrimination An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along one of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248754 | Apparatus and method for determining whether machine readable information on an item matches the item A scanner, which reads machine readable information on an item and determines its location on the item, also includes one or more video cameras for determining dimensions of features on the item. A computer uses the machine readable information to find a record with... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248378 | Image reader with two duplex copy modes An image reader has an original tray for feeding an original from a bundle of originals, a first transport passage for transporting the original fed by the original tray, a scanner for reading an image on one side of the original from one side of the transported ori... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233351 | Method for high resolution incremental imaging A method and apparatus to capture a high resolution photograph of a target. A focal zone of a linear image sensing array is displaced across an area containing a target to be photographed. The displacement may be angular or linear with appropriate scaling to yield t... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232024 | Currency processing device A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224818 | Image processing to prevent forgery Control over processing of image data in a system comprising a plurality of scanning devices and a plurality of printing devices, each of which may or may not include a forgery-preventing function. An image processing apparatus receives information for each of the p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221810 | Method and device for recording of information A device and a method for recording of text by imaging the text on a light-sensitive sensor (8). The device converts the images (14–17, 47–49) into a set of characters (50, 51) each using character recognition, and then assembling the acts o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212319 | Arrangement for reading from and/or writing to flexible sheet media in a curved configuration and method An assembly for transferring information to and/or from flexible sheet media in a highly advantageous curved configuration is disclosed. The sheet material includes a length and a width defining first and second opposing surfaces. The assembly includes support means... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202962 | Scan and print processing in a network system having a plurality of devices Digital processing of images (i.e. scanning or printing) in a network system including digital image processing devices provided with operating means and a display may be impeded or even be impossible, when a device selected for processing a job does not have the ca... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200286 | Image reading apparatus There are provided an image reading apparatus, in which a plurality of image reading sensors are joined one another, and which is capable of simply and precisely compensating for defective data in joint portions of the plurality of image reading sensors through inte... | 04/03/2007 |
