Image analysis – Applications – Mail processing
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-29
2008-10-14
Lu, Tom Y (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Mail processing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07436979
ABSTRACT:
A method of processing an image containing written information according to the invention includes the steps of scanning a surface of an object to obtain an image of the surface represented by image data, analyzing the image data to determine locations of one or more regions with written indicia on the surface, where indicia may include logos, stamps, meter marks, alphanumeric information, labels or other distinctive marks, creating one or more sub-images substantially limited to the dimensions of the indicia-bearing regions, transmitting the sub-images from a first computer or process used to create the sub-images to a second computer or process, and further analyzing the sub-images at the second computer or process, such as by OCR, to decode the written indicia in the sub-images. By transmitting the sub-images, preferably in combination with position data indicating where each sub-image was on the original image, the scanned written indicia can be decoded automatically or manually without having to transmit the original image from one computer or process to another. This is particularly important when the image data is a grayscale or color image that is much larger than a black and white (binary) image of the same dimensions.
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Bruce Ben F.
Kessler Linda J.
Lu Tom Y
Siemens Energy & Automation
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