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Method for identification and compression of facsimile symbols in text processing systems

  • US 4,499,499 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1982
  • Issued: 02/12/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for deciphering the identity of facsimile symbols in a string of facsimile symbols input to a first information processing system for storage and transmission to a second remote information processing system comprising the steps of:

  • (a) storing an addressable library of facsimile symbols in said first information processing system including sensitive feature data points associated with certain ones of said facsimile symbols;

    (b) storing an identical addressable library of facsimile symbols in said second remote information processing system;

    (c) storing a predetermined maximum match value in said information processing systems for identifying an input facsimile symbol;

    (d) receiving an input facsimile symbol in said first information processing system from an optical scanned as a matrix of picture elements;

    (e) comparing said input facsimile symbol to a facsimile symbol stored in said addressable library of facsimile symbols in a series of positional relationships by taking the picture element by picture element Exclusive-OR of the two facsimile symbols to form a difference symbol for each positional relationship;

    (f) calculating a weighted value for each difference symbol for each positional relationship based on the number of picture elements in the difference symbol and the clustering of the difference picture elements into groups of contiguous picture elements;

    (g) selecting the difference symbol which produces the lowest calculated weighted value for the positional relationship;

    (h) amplifying the weighted value of the selected difference symbol by the sensitive feature data points for the library facsimile symbol;

    (i) repeating steps e through h for each library facsimile symbol;

    (j) comparing the amplified weighted value to the predetermined maximum match value;

    (k) selecting the library facsimile symbol as a match for the input facsimile symbol when the amplified weighted value compares less than the maximum match value;

    (l) repeating steps d through k for each character in the string of characters input to said first information processing system;

    (m) transmitting only the library address and the page location of each facsimile symbol that matches a library facsimile symbol from said first information processing system to said second remote information processing system.

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