US3191149A
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Specimen identification apparatus with means for altering stored specimen reference functions
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-01-15
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1982-01-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Maxwell C Andrews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 16:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/19; G06V30/192; G06V30/194
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: INPUT MEANS INCLUDING A SURFACE LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE, AND A LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICE HAVING AN OUTPUT F(X, Y) INDICATIVE OF THE SPECIMEN; MEANS FOR GENERATING AN AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION DS(X'',Y'') OF THE SPECIMEN INDICATION F(X, Y); MEANS FOR STORING AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS DR(X'',Y'') OF REFERENCE PATTERNS R; MEANS FOR DEVELOPING THE NORMALIZED SUMS OF THE POINTBY-POINT PRODUCTS OF THE AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION OF THE SPECIMEN AND THE AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS OF THE REFERENCE PATTERNS; MEANS FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF THE REFERENCE PATTERN WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE LARGEST OF THE SUMS, WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SPECIMEN;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: INPUT MEANS INCLUDING A SURFACE LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE, AND A LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICE HAVING AN OUTPUT F(X, Y) INDICATIVE OF THE SPECIMEN; MEANS FOR GENERATING AN AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION DS(X'',Y'') OF THE SPECIMEN INDICATION F(X, Y); MEANS FOR STORING AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS DR(X'',Y'') OF REFERENCE PATTERNS R; MEANS FOR DEVELOPING THE NORMALIZED SUMS OF THE POINTBY-POINT PRODUCTS OF THE AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION OF THE SPECIMEN AND THE AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS OF THE REFERENCE PATTERNS; MEANS FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF THE REFERENCE PATTERN WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE LARGEST OF THE SUMS, WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SPECIMEN;
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3064249A
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-21 | 1972-12-21 | 1973-06-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-06-21 | 1976-12-21 | 1977-06-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |