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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Bach, Plymouth, MN (US);
Dean R. Nichols, Hugo, MN (US);
Brian P. Johnson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Datacard Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method capable of verifying a scanned image utilizing a verification algorithm based on a topological analysis of the scanned image and an apparatus and method capable of verifying a scanned image utilizing a verification algorithm based on an improved bi-level separation analysis incorporating an anti-stroke scoring method with a character outlining method.