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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Stephen James Hardy, West Pymble, AU;
Stephen James Hardy, West Pymble, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of identifying a printed page from a scan of the printed page is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of generating a page key of the printed page on the basis of the scan (), searching a database () for a similar page key (). For each found similar page key (), the method further comprises; retrieving from the database an instance key location (), generating an instance key for the printed page (), based on the retrieved instance key location of the referenced page instance; and comparing the generated instance key for the printed page with the retrieved instance key of the referenced page instance (). A match between the instance keys indicates that the printed page is the referenced page instance.