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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Slawomir B. Wesolkowski, Kitchener, CA;
Khaled S. Hassanein, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 ; G06T 1/40 ; G06T 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 ; G06T 1/40 ; G06T 9/00 ;
Abstract
A document processing apparatus comprises a scanner for scanning a bank check to obtain gray scale image data associated with the bank check. A processor is provided for (i) selecting one of a plurality of binarization programs based upon the gray scale image data, and (ii) applying the binarization program selected to at least a portion of the gray scale image data to provide a binary image of at least a portion of the bank check.