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Sheet-recognizing machine

US7003179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateApr 18, 2001
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Sheet definition data stored in a sheet definition data managing apparatus is supplied when necessary to a sheet recognizing apparatus to reduce a configuration cost of a sheet definition database. A sheet recognizing system has: a sheet definition managing apparatus including a sheet definition data generating apparatus for generating sheet definition data representative of a relation between a data writing field of a sheet and the written data and a charge managing apparatus for claiming a charge in accordance with a use degree of the sheet definition data by a sheet recognizing and processing apparatus; a communication network for transmitting the sheet definition data managed by the sheet definition data managing apparatus to the sheet recognizing and processing apparatus; and a sheet recognizing apparatus for recognizing the type of the sheet by referring to the sheet definition data acquired via the network.

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