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Video coding system

  • US 5,697,504 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1994
  • Issued: 12/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A video coding system comprising:

  • obtaining means for obtaining an image of a postal matter having a specific user code area which is able to include a user code representing an address;

    recognizing means for recognizing said user code of said postal matter from said image obtained by said obtaining means, wherein said postal matter is rejected as a rejected postal matter when said recognizing means has not recognized said user code completely;

    receiving means for receiving information pieces from said recognizing means when said recognizing means incompletely recognizes said user code of said postal matter, said information pieces including;

    whole image information representing a whole image of said rejected postal matter,attribute information including not less than zero candidate character obtained as a result of said incomplete recognition of said rejected postal matter,specific code location information representing said specific user code area of said rejected postal matter, andcandidate area information representing a candidate area for said user code of said rejected postal matter other than said specific user code area;

    display means for displaying display items in response to said whole image information, attribute information, specific code location information, and candidate area information respectively received by said receiving means, said display items including;

    a whole view of said whole image of said rejected postal matter,a code area view of said specific user code area extracted from said whole view,a candidate area view of said candidate area extracted from said whole view, anda user code input area containing said candidate character; and

    inputting means for inputting a prescribed character to said user code input area displayed at said displaying means so as to provide a corrected user code, an input operation of said prescribed character by said inputting means being performed with reference to visual information obtained from at least one of said whole view, code area view, and candidate area view respectively displayed at said displaying means.

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