Image capture and storage techniques in association with optical mark reading
First Claim
1. A method of combined optical mark reading ("OMR") and image processing comprising:
- providing a response sheet having thereon a grid of response positions suitable for marking and for processing by OMR and at least one response area for a response of an alphanumeric or pictorial nature at a predetermined position, said response area encompassing at least one of said positions suitable for marking and for processing by OMR, whereby a response in the response area creates in at least one response position encompassed by said response area a mark capable of detection and reading by OMR;
scanning the response sheet by OMR to detect by OMR the presence of marks at response positions in the grid;
sensing in said response area by OMR for marks capable of detection and reading by OMR; and
in response to said sensing step, selectively capturing and storing in electronic memory concurrently with said OMR scanning step the image of a response of an alphanumeric or pictorial nature in said response area wherein the image is of finer resolution than the resolution of the grid response positions.
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Abstract
A method of combined optical mark reading ("OMR") and image processing utilizes a response sheet having a grid of response positions suitable for marking and for processing by OMR and at least one response area for a response of an alphanumeric or pictorial nature, the response area encompassing at least one of the positions suitable for processing by OMR. The response sheet is scanned to detect the presence of data signifying marks at positions in the grid and the grid is sensed for marks capable of detection and reading by OMR. In response to the sensing step, an image in the response area of a response of an alphanumeric or pictorial nature is selectively captured and stored simultaneously with OMR.
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4 Claims
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1. A method of combined optical mark reading ("OMR") and image processing comprising:
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providing a response sheet having thereon a grid of response positions suitable for marking and for processing by OMR and at least one response area for a response of an alphanumeric or pictorial nature at a predetermined position, said response area encompassing at least one of said positions suitable for marking and for processing by OMR, whereby a response in the response area creates in at least one response position encompassed by said response area a mark capable of detection and reading by OMR; scanning the response sheet by OMR to detect by OMR the presence of marks at response positions in the grid; sensing in said response area by OMR for marks capable of detection and reading by OMR; and in response to said sensing step, selectively capturing and storing in electronic memory concurrently with said OMR scanning step the image of a response of an alphanumeric or pictorial nature in said response area wherein the image is of finer resolution than the resolution of the grid response positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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