Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Specific signal processing circuitry
Patent
1993-10-15
1996-02-27
Huntley, David M.
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Specific signal processing circuitry
358400, 379100, 36441919, H04N 100, G06F 1700
Patent
active
054955815
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises an apparatus for linking a document with reference information associated therewith comprising a device for receiving an electronic representation of a document image, the document having a portion to be linked to electronic reference information, wherein the portion is designated by a predetermined attribute of the received document image; a device for electronically scanning the electronic representation of the document image to locate said predetermined attribute of the document image; a device for identifying the linked portion of the document based on the location of the predetermined attribute; a device for acquiring the electronic reference information associated with the linked portion; a device for correlating the linked portion of the document with the associated electronic reference information; and a device for providing a pointer from the linked portion in the document to each piece of electronic reference information associated therewith.
In one embodiment of the invention, the received document image may be transmitted using standard facsimile protocols and the electronic reference information may be acquired as audio information transmitted using standard voice channel telephony.
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