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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:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Ravinder Prakash, Concord, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Journey, Concord, NC (US);
Clair F. Rohe, Huntersville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Ravinder Prakash, Concord, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Journey, Concord, NC (US);
Clair F. Rohe, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); G07D 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for enhancing a check code line image of a captured document such as a bank check. The method includes capturing an electronic image of a document; locating a code line region within the electronic image of the document; and performing a localized video gain on the code line region.