JPS56129981A - Optical character reader - Google Patents

Optical character reader

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Publication number
JPS56129981A
JPS56129981A JP3230080A JP3230080A JPS56129981A JP S56129981 A JPS56129981 A JP S56129981A JP 3230080 A JP3230080 A JP 3230080A JP 3230080 A JP3230080 A JP 3230080A JP S56129981 A JPS56129981 A JP S56129981A
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
read
mail
section
resolution
pickup device
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
JP3230080A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Shuji Kizu
Tsutomu Ikeda
Masanori Iwamoto
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Toshiba Corp
Original Assignee
Toshiba Corp
Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Toshiba Corp, Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ltd filed Critical Toshiba Corp
Priority to JP3230080A priority Critical patent/JPS56129981A/ja
Priority to EP81101659A priority patent/EP0036149A3/en
Publication of JPS56129981A publication Critical patent/JPS56129981A/ja
Priority to US06/365,385 priority patent/US4516265A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/10—Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection ofthe destination
    • B07C3/14—Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection ofthe destination using light-responsive detecting means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/10—Image acquisition
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition
    • G06V30/14—Image acquisition
    • G06V30/1444—Selective acquisition, locating or processing of specific regions, e.g. highlighted text, fiducial marks or predetermined fields
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition
    • G06V30/14—Image acquisition
    • G06V30/146—Aligning or centring of the image pick-up or image-field
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Character Input (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Character Discrimination (AREA)
JP3230080A 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Optical character reader Pending JPS56129981A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3230080A JPS56129981A (en) 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Optical character reader
EP81101659A EP0036149A3 (en) 1980-03-14 1981-03-06 Character optical reader
US06/365,385 US4516265A (en) 1980-03-14 1982-04-05 Optical character reader

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3230080A JPS56129981A (en) 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Optical character reader

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS56129981A true JPS56129981A (en) 1981-10-12

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP3230080A Pending JPS56129981A (en) 1980-03-14 1980-03-14 Optical character reader

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US4516265A (ja)
EP (1) EP0036149A3 (ja)
JP (1) JPS56129981A (ja)

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0036149A2 (en) 1981-09-23
US4516265A (en) 1985-05-07
EP0036149A3 (en) 1983-05-18

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