Xerox Corporation

Felice A Micco

Zhigang Fan

Martin Edward Banton

John W Wu

James C Traino

Mike C Chen

Kien A Phong

Douglas L Keene

An anti-counterfeit currency detection method is disclosed wherein local edge information is utilized for accurately detecting lines and curves of legitimate notes. The method can more accurately determine the location and orientation of a pattern and thus provides more reliable currency detection. A detector is trained off-line with example notes resulting in a stored template generated by recording a test pattern similar to a pattern to be tested; anchor lines are identified within said template which are further represented in subsequent test patterns. The template is rotated and shifted before matching it to the test pattern so that anchor lines align with long lines detected within the test pattern. The template and test pattern are then compared to determine whether there is a match. The system comprises a microprocessor is programmed to facilitate the training of a detector off-line with example notes which are scanned into said system wherein a template is generated by recording an image pattern of said example notes similar to a test pattern to be detected. The microprocessor identifies anchor lines within the template which are further represented in said test pattern; rotates and shifts the template before matching it to the test pattern so that anchor lines align with lines which may be detected within said test pattern; and compares the template to the test pattern to determine whether said anchor lines exist within said test pattern.

Method for counterfeit currency detection using orthogonal line comparison

The present invention is a method and apparatus for the rotation of images in conjunction with a block-wise, variable-length data compression operation. In a preferred embodiment, the rotation of image blocks on a microscopic level is accomplished independently from the rotation of the blocks themselves (macroscopic), stored in electronic precollation memory and the rotated image produced upon decompression of the stored rotated data. The two stage process allows the use of standardized JPEG or similar variable-length compression schemes, thereby accomplishing the rotation in conjunction with compression and minimizing the need for large memory buffers to accomplish image rotation

Method and apparatus for image rotation with reduced memory using JPEG

A control for modulating the scanning beam of a raster output scanner in response to both video image signal levels and beam intensity signal levels through a single port modulator driver with linear balanced amplifier. A control circuit combines the video image signals with an analog beam intensity signal to provide a composite image/intensity control signal which is input to the modulator port to regulate scanning beam intensity. The image intensity signals are derived from a memory previously loaded with data reflecting image beam intensity variations across the scan line, the memory output being updated by a signal representing current beam intensity prior to use by the control circuit.

Intensity control for raster output scanners

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Grand Island, NY, United States of America

Felice A Micco