DE2964160D1 - System and method for processing documents - Google Patents

System and method for processing documents

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DE2964160D1
DE2964160D1 DE7979302258T DE2964160T DE2964160D1 DE 2964160 D1 DE2964160 D1 DE 2964160D1 DE 7979302258 T DE7979302258 T DE 7979302258T DE 2964160 T DE2964160 T DE 2964160T DE 2964160 D1 DE2964160 D1 DE 2964160D1
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Robert Blaize Nally
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NCR Canada Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07CTIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/20Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/22Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
    • G07C9/24Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder by means of a handwritten signature
    • G07C9/247Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder by means of a handwritten signature electronically, e.g. by comparing signal of hand-writing with a reference signal from the pass
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F18/00Pattern recognition
    • G06F18/20Analysing
    • G06F18/21Design or setup of recognition systems or techniques; Extraction of features in feature space; Blind source separation
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06VIMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/70Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
DE7979302258T 1978-10-19 1979-10-18 System and method for processing documents Expired DE2964160D1 (en)

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US05/953,046 US4201978A (en) 1978-10-19 1978-10-19 Document processing system

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