System and method of document reproduction
US9277090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3271
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document reproduction system includes an optical scanning device configured to output an electronic representation of a document comprising both machine printed and non-machine printed elements; and a computing device in communication with the optical scanning device. The computing device is configured to distinguish between the machine printed and non-machine printed elements in the electronic representation of the document. The computing device is configured to selectively print or store only the machine or non-machine printed elements based on user input. A method of document reproduction includes scanning a document having both printed and non-printed content to produce an electronic image; and automatically distinguishing between the printed and non-printed elements in the electronic image of the document.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.