Programmable sensor aperture
First Claim
1. A system for characterizing a select target area of variable size and location on a document, said select target area being programmable in size and location with respect to a position reference in a larger area on said document, said larger area also encompassing any select target area, said system comprising:
- a sensor array means for scanning said larger area of said document to provide pixel signals representative of said larger area encompassing said select target area and said position reference;
position reference detector means connected to receive said pixel signals for providing position reference signals manifesting the location of said position reference with respect to said pixel signals representative of said larger area;
program means for providing select target area signals to indicate the defined size and location of said select target area with reference to said position reference of said document; and
integrator means connected to receive said pixel signal representative of said larger area, said position reference signals and said select target area signals, said integrator means being controlled by said select target area signals and said position reference signals to selectively process those pixel signals that lie within said select target area to provide output signals representative solely of the characteristic of said select target area to identify said document.
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Abstract
A document to be verified or tested as a possible counterfeit is scanned by a system that optically senses a specific target area or aperture on the document. This area may include material deposited on the document or may be simply the document material. A reference grid is imprinted on the document to locate the same target area to be sensed each time the document is scanned, independent of the transport used to do the scanning. The reference grid is used to locate the target area both vertically and horizontally and signals sensed from the target area are combined to a representative composite.
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6 Claims
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1. A system for characterizing a select target area of variable size and location on a document, said select target area being programmable in size and location with respect to a position reference in a larger area on said document, said larger area also encompassing any select target area, said system comprising:
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a sensor array means for scanning said larger area of said document to provide pixel signals representative of said larger area encompassing said select target area and said position reference; position reference detector means connected to receive said pixel signals for providing position reference signals manifesting the location of said position reference with respect to said pixel signals representative of said larger area; program means for providing select target area signals to indicate the defined size and location of said select target area with reference to said position reference of said document; and integrator means connected to receive said pixel signal representative of said larger area, said position reference signals and said select target area signals, said integrator means being controlled by said select target area signals and said position reference signals to selectively process those pixel signals that lie within said select target area to provide output signals representative solely of the characteristic of said select target area to identify said document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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