US3178687A
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Character recognition apparatus
Assignee: Olivetti SpA
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Filing: 1962-05-15
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1982-05-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Perotto Pier Giorgio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/18; G06V30/1801; G06V30/18076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS EACH ONE FORMED OF A NUMBER OF GROUPS OF LINES, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) MEANS FOR SCANNING SAID CHARACTER IN A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SCANS FOR SENSING SEGMENTS OF THE CHARACTER OUTLINE DURING EACH SCAN; (B) MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SEPARATELY FOLLOWING ALL THE SAID GROUPS OF LINES; (C) FURTHER MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF PREDETERMINED SHAPE ELEMENTS WITHIN EACH GROUP OF LINES; (D) OTHER MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR INDICATING FOR EACH SCANNED SEGMENT THE GROUP OF LINES TO WHICH SAID SEGMENT BELONGS; (E) A REGISTER COMPRISING FOR EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF LINES A PLURALITY OF STORAGE POSITIONS, EACH ONE CORRESPONDING TO A SHAPE ELEMENT; (F) AND MEANS JOINTLY CONTROLLED BY SAID DETECTING MEANS AND SAID INDICATING MEANS FOR STORING IN SAID REGISTER FOR EACH ONE OF SAID GROUPS OF LINES AN INDICATION OF THE DETECTED SHAPE ELEMENTS IN THE CORRESPONDING STORAGE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS EACH ONE FORMED OF A NUMBER OF GROUPS OF LINES, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) MEANS FOR SCANNING SAID CHARACTER IN A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SCANS FOR SENSING SEGMENTS OF THE CHARACTER OUTLINE DURING EACH SCAN; (B) MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SEPARATELY FOLLOWING ALL THE SAID GROUPS OF LINES; (C) FURTHER MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF PREDETERMINED SHAPE ELEMENTS WITHIN EACH GROUP OF LINES; (D) OTHER MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR INDICATING FOR EACH SCANNED SEGMENT THE GROUP OF LINES TO WHICH SAID SEGMENT BELONGS; (E) A REGISTER COMPRISING FOR EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF LINES A PLURALITY OF STORAGE POSITIONS, EACH ONE CORRESPONDING TO A SHAPE ELEMENT; (F) AND MEANS JOINTLY CONTROLLED BY SAID DETECTING MEANS AND SAID INDICATING MEANS FOR STORING IN SAID REGISTER FOR EACH ONE OF SAID GROUPS OF LINES AN INDICATION OF THE DETECTED SHAPE ELEMENTS IN THE CORRESPONDING STORAGE POSITION.
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