Document processing using color marking
First Claim
1. An apparatus for processing one or more documents, comprising:
- a color scanner configured to create an image of each document;
a memory configured to store one or more document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of one or more color swatches within the image; and
a processor coupled to the color scanner and the memory, the processor configured to control the color scanner, to determine whether one or more color swatches are present or absent in the image and to execute the document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of the one or more color swatches, wherein one or more of the document processing instructions are used for document identification.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus, method and computer program for processing documents using color marking. The apparatus includes a color scanner, a memory and a processor. The color scanner creates an image of each document. The memory stores one or more document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of one or more color swatches within the image. The processor is coupled to the color scanner and the memory. In addition, the processor controls the color scanner, determining whether one or more color swatches are present or absent in the image and executing the document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of the one or more color swatches.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing one or more documents, comprising:
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a color scanner configured to create an image of each document; a memory configured to store one or more document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of one or more color swatches within the image; and a processor coupled to the color scanner and the memory, the processor configured to control the color scanner, to determine whether one or more color swatches are present or absent in the image and to execute the document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of the one or more color swatches, wherein one or more of the document processing instructions are used for document identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25)
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13. A method for processing one or more documents, comprising:
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creating an image of each document; determining whether one or more color swatches are present or absent in the image; and executing one or more document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of the one or more color swatches, wherein one or more of the document processing instructions are used for document identification. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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26. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for processing one or more documents comprising:
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a code segment for creating an image of each document; a code segment for determining whether one or more color swatches are present or absent in the image; and a code segment for executing one or more document processing instructions associated with the presence or absence of the one or more color swatches, wherein one or more of the document processing instructions are used for document identification. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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