US4769716A
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Facsimile transmission using enhanced symbol prototypes with precalculated front and back white spaces
Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc
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Filing: 1986-10-17
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Granted: 1988-09-06
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Expires: 2006-10-17
Abstract
Abstract An improved method is described for transmitting facsimiles of scanned symbols. Prototype facsimiles of each symbol in a library are enhanced by averaging the representations of each scanned symbol with a respective previously created prototype facsimile for that symbol. The amount of white space at opposite sides of each symbol prototype is determined. The enhanced prototype facsimile for each scanned symbol is associated with positional parameters denoting the average white space at said opposite sides of each symbol.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard G. Casey
- 👤 James C. King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/41; H04N1/411; H04N1/4115
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
An improved method for transmission of facsimiles of symbols scanned from a record including the steps of creating a library of prototype facsimiles of symbols, matching a representation of each symbol as it is scanned to a corresponding one of the prototype facsimiles in the library, and generating data identifying the position of each scanned symbol on the record, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of: enhancing each of the prototype facsimiles in the library by averaging all of the representations of the scanned symbols which were matched to that prototype facsimile, thereby creating a library of enhanced prototype facsimiles; determining the amount of white space at opposite sides of each scanned symbol; and associating with the enhanced prototype facsimile for each scanned symbol positional parameters denoting the average white space at the opposite sides of that symbol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
An improved method for transmission of facsimiles of symbols scanned from a record including the steps of creating a library of prototype facsimiles of symbols, matching a representation of each symbol as it is scanned to a corresponding one of the prototype facsimiles in the library, and generating data identifying the position of each scanned symbol on the record, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of: enhancing each of the prototype facsimiles in the library by averaging all of the representations of the scanned symbols which were matched to that prototype facsimile, thereby creating a library of enhanced prototype facsimiles; determining the amount of white space at opposite sides of each scanned symbol; and associating with the enhanced prototype facsimile for each scanned symbol positional parameters denoting the average white space at the opposite sides of that symbol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
108 words
In a facsimile transmission system of the type wherein a facsimile of a document is transmitted from a transmitting processor by scanning symbols from the document and sending to a receiving processor unique identification codes each corresponding to a respective prototype of a different symbol scanned from the document, an improved method for reducing the amount of data required to be transmitted including the steps of: determining the amount of white space which is to appear at opposite sides of each prototype; and designating for each prototype parameters comprising corresponding codes representing the amount of white space which is to appear at the opposite sides of that prototype.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
108 words
In a facsimile transmission system of the type wherein a facsimile of a document is transmitted from a transmitting processor by scanning symbols from the document and sending to a receiving processor unique identification codes each corresponding to a respective prototype of a different symbol scanned from the document, an improved method for reducing the amount of data required to be transmitted including the steps of: determining the amount of white space which is to appear at opposite sides of each prototype; and designating for each prototype parameters comprising corresponding codes representing the amount of white space which is to appear at the opposite sides of that prototype.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 2, further including the steps of: as each symbol is scanned from the document, representing such symbol as a p×q bit array in which one binary state represents a black pel and the opposite state represents a white pel; matching each bit array to one prototype in a library of prototypes; and averaging all of the bit arrays which were matched to each particular prototype in said library of prototypes to create an enhanced library of prototypes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 3, further including the step of transmitting to the receiving processor the library of enhanced prototypes to be used in recreating the document.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the determining step includes: measuring the center-to-center distance between the symbols of each pair of adjacent symbols scanned from the document; calculating the average of all of the center-to-center distances measured for each unique pair of adjacent symbols; measuring the width of each prototype; and deriving the average edge-to-edge distance between the symbols of each unique pair of adjacent symbols by subtracting half the widths of the prototypes corresponding to each such symbol from the corresponding average center-to-center distance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 5, further including the step of: deriving the average edge-to-edge distance between the symbols of each unique pair of adjacent symbols not present in the scanned document.
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