US4724309A
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Machine readable document and method for processing
Assignee: SECVRE SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Filing: 1986-05-09
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2006-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A method for processing a document including the steps of applying a source of energy to the document having at least one generally rectangular field area with a coating, scanning the document to locate the coated filed, reading only the indicia highlighted, reading a code to determine the character of the indicia, developing digital information signals, and storing the digital information.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin B. Greene
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:53
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/12; G06V10/14; G06V10/143; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A method for processing a document having printed indicia and at least one generally rectangular field area on one side thereof to receive indicia on top of a coating within said at least one rectangular field which is generally invisible to the unaided eye said method comprising steps of: applying a source of energy to said document including the background coating within the at least one generally rectangular field area, and thereby; highlighting indicia received on top of the coating; scanning said document to locate said generally rectangular coated background field; reading only the indicia highlighted by the coating under the influence of the source of energy; reading a code within the at least one generally rectangular field area to determine the character of the indicia within the at least one generally rectangular field area; developing digital information signals representative of only the indicia highlighted by the background coating within said at least one generally rectangular field area; and storing the digital information signals representative of the indicia within said at least one generally rectangular area.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A method for processing a document having printed indicia and at least one generally rectangular field area on one side thereof to receive indicia on top of a coating within said at least one rectangular field which is generally invisible to the unaided eye said method comprising steps of: applying a source of energy to said document including the background coating within the at least one generally rectangular field area, and thereby; highlighting indicia received on top of the coating; scanning said document to locate said generally rectangular coated background field; reading only the indicia highlighted by the coating under the influence of the source of energy; reading a code within the at least one generally rectangular field area to determine the character of the indicia within the at least one generally rectangular field area; developing digital information signals representative of only the indicia highlighted by the background coating within said at least one generally rectangular field area; and storing the digital information signals representative of the indicia within said at least one generally rectangular area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for processing a document as defined in claim 1 wherein: said step of applying a source of energy comprising bathing the document with ultraviolet light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for processing a document as defined in claim 1 wherein: said step of reading comprises reading indicia highlighted by fluorescence of the coating of the at least one generally rectangular field area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for processing a document as defined in claim 1 wherein: said step of reading comprises reading indicia highlighted by phosphorescence of the coating of the at least one generally rectangular field area.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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