DE3687710D1 - Abtasten einer charakteristik mit ausgeglichenen bildelementen. - Google Patents

Abtasten einer charakteristik mit ausgeglichenen bildelementen.

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DE3687710D1
DE3687710D1 DE8686308055T DE3687710T DE3687710D1 DE 3687710 D1 DE3687710 D1 DE 3687710D1 DE 8686308055 T DE8686308055 T DE 8686308055T DE 3687710 T DE3687710 T DE 3687710T DE 3687710 D1 DE3687710 D1 DE 3687710D1
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David G Gold
Vahakn K Gharibian
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Light Signatures Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/40—Picture signal circuits
    • H04N1/409—Edge or detail enhancement; Noise or error suppression
    • H04N1/4092—Edge or detail enhancement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/08—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds or more than one marking of the same kind in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means
    • G06K19/10—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds or more than one marking of the same kind in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards
    • G06K19/14—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds or more than one marking of the same kind in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards the marking being sensed by radiation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/14—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition
    • G06V30/14—Image acquisition
    • G06V30/1437—Sensor details, e.g. position, configuration or special lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D7/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
    • G07D7/20—Testing patterns thereon
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/024—Details of scanning heads ; Means for illuminating the original
    • H04N1/028—Details of scanning heads ; Means for illuminating the original for picture information pick-up
    • H04N1/029—Heads optically focused on only one picture element at a time

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  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • Artificial Intelligence (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Image Analysis (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Inspection Of Paper Currency And Valuable Securities (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Image Input (AREA)
  • Character Input (AREA)
  • Color Television Image Signal Generators (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Facsimile Image Signal Circuits (AREA)
DE8686308055T 1986-07-25 1986-10-16 Abtasten einer charakteristik mit ausgeglichenen bildelementen. Expired - Fee Related DE3687710T2 (de)

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US06/889,575 US4748679A (en) 1986-07-25 1986-07-25 Weighted-pixel characteristic sensing system

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DE3687710D1 true DE3687710D1 (de) 1993-03-18
DE3687710T2 DE3687710T2 (de) 1993-05-19

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US (1) US4748679A (de)
EP (1) EP0253935B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS6330989A (de)
AT (1) ATE85441T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1263751A (de)
DE (1) DE3687710T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2007662A6 (de)

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US4748679A (en) 1988-05-31
ATE85441T1 (de) 1993-02-15
JPS6330989A (ja) 1988-02-09
EP0253935B1 (de) 1993-02-03
CA1263751A (en) 1989-12-05
EP0253935A3 (en) 1989-04-12
ES2007662A6 (es) 1989-07-01
DE3687710T2 (de) 1993-05-19
EP0253935A2 (de) 1988-01-27

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