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US5506691A
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Method and apparatus for image processing at remote sites
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-23
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Granted: 1996-04-09
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Expires: 2014-03-23
Abstract
Abstract An image processing and retrieval system in which images are captured and stored at the remote site where the document processor is located, with codelines from the documents captured and transmitted to a central host computer site, whereby the accounting and financial records may be done at the host computer at the central site and image statements and other image processing activity to process the image may be done at remote sites.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory M. Bednar
- 👤 Thomas E. Carr
- 👤 Craig D. Curley
- 👤 Lynn P. Curley
- 👤 Dorothy I. Mazina
- 👤 Paul L. Olson
- 👤 Filip J. Yeskel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/02; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for processing documents by capturing and storing images and codeline information from the documents, the system comprising: a document transport including an input hopper and an output storage and means for capturing an image of the document and a means for capturing codeline information from the document as each document is moved from the input hopper to the output storage; a first storage system coupled locally to the document transport for receiving and storing images from the documents; a second storage system remote from the document transport for receiving and storing the codelines captured from the documents; and means for communicating, connected between the document transport and the second storage system, for controlling the document transport and for communicating the codelines from the document transport to the second storage system for storage of the codelines, whereby the images of the documents are stored at the first storage system which is local with the document transport and the codelines from the documents are stored remote from the document transport at the second storage system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for processing documents by capturing and storing images and codeline information from the documents, the system comprising: a document transport including an input hopper and an output storage and means for capturing an image of the document and a means for capturing codeline information from the document as each document is moved from the input hopper to the output storage; a first storage system coupled locally to the document transport for receiving and storing images from the documents; a second storage system remote from the document transport for receiving and storing the codelines captured from the documents; and means for communicating, connected between the document transport and the second storage system, for controlling the document transport and for communicating the codelines from the document transport to the second storage system for storage of the codelines, whereby the images of the documents are stored at the first storage system which is local with the document transport and the codelines from the documents are stored remote from the document transport at the second storage system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A document processing system of the type described in claim 1 wherein said communication means is coupled between the document transport and the second storage system and includes means for communicating codelines including a telephone line over which document codelines are communicated from the transport to a remotely located storage system.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of processing documents comprising the steps of: passing the documents past an image reading station and a codeline reading station; storing images obtained from the image reading station on a local storage device where the documents have been passed by an image reading station; transmitting codelines obtained from passing the codeline reading station to a codeline but not images storage device located at a distance; and storing codelines at the distant location,
Claim 5
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of processing documents comprising the steps of: passing the documents past an image reading station and a codeline reading station; storing images obtained from the image reading station on a local storage device where the documents have been passed by an image reading station; transmitting codelines obtained from passing the codeline reading station to a codeline but not images storage device located at a distance; and storing codelines at the distant location,
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-04-09 | 2003-10-09 | 2004-04-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-04-09 | 2007-10-09 | 2008-04-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |