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Character reader

Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-17
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1982-12-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 David B Congleton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 18:38
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V10/00; G06V10/98; G06V10/10; G06V10/12; G06V10/20; G06V10/24; G06V10/40; G06V10/46; G06V30/14; G06V30/144; G06V30/19; G06V30/196

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
IN A CHARACTER READING SYSTEM, A RECORD MEDIUM HAVING CHARACTERS PROVIDED THEREON, MEANS FOR SCANNING, CONTROL MEANS FOR SCANNING A CHARACTER WITH A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SCANS RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING TO THE POSSIBLE CHARACTERS TO BE READ BY THE SYSTEM, MEANS FO RDETERMINING WHETHER THE OBSERVATIONS OBTAINED DURING EACH SCAN OF CHARACTER SUBSTANTIALLY CORRESPONDS TO WHAT IS EXPECTED DURING THAT SCAN, AND MEAN FOR RECOGNIZING A CHARACTER IN RESPONSE TO THE DETERMINATIONS MADE BY SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
IN A CHARACTER READING SYSTEM, A RECORD MEDIUM HAVING CHARACTERS PROVIDED THEREON, MEANS FOR SCANNING, CONTROL MEANS FOR SCANNING A CHARACTER WITH A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SCANS RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING TO THE POSSIBLE CHARACTERS TO BE READ BY THE SYSTEM, MEANS FO RDETERMINING WHETHER THE OBSERVATIONS OBTAINED DURING EACH SCAN OF CHARACTER SUBSTANTIALLY CORRESPONDS TO WHAT IS EXPECTED DURING THAT SCAN, AND MEAN FOR RECOGNIZING A CHARACTER IN RESPONSE TO THE DETERMINATIONS MADE BY SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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