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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard G Van Tyne, Sr, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
ElectroCom Automation, Inc., Arlington, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382 50 ; 382 51 ; 382 52 ; 382 53 ; 382 54 ;
Abstract
An improved Optical Character Recognition System (OCRS) is taught using programmable logic devices to implement the mathematical algorithms that are used to make the black/white and related decisions. The programmable logic devices include, but are not limited to, Programmable Read Only Memories (PROMs), Erasable Read Only Memories (EPROMs), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories (EEPROMs), and Field Progammable Logic Arrays (FPLAs).