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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gene D Rohrer, Concord, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ; B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382-7 ; 209567 ;
Abstract
A multi-gap magnetic character reader is provided with the ability to automatically detect double documents. Where only weak signals are sensed, all signals are combined and compared to a reference. Where the weak signals are due to a piggyback document, the combined signals will be large with respect to the reference. Multiple documents thus detected are directed to a special reject bin.