US PATENT SUBCLASS 382 / 317
.~ Sensor control (e.g., OCR sheet controls copier or fax)


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382 /   HD   IMAGE ANALYSIS

312  DF  IMAGE SENSING {6}
317.~ Sensor control (e.g., OCR sheet controls copier or fax)


DEFINITION

Classification: 382/317

Sensor control (e.g., OCR sheet controls copier or fax):

(under subclass 312) Subject matter wherein the image sensor is directed and controlled by certain special markings or guides on a document or by specific internal programming so as to skip nonessential items of information, to skip lines on a document, to control timing and sampling, to regulate speed, to use the sensor output for a specific control function.

(1) Note. Included herein are programmable character recognition systems that read programming instructions from preprinted, machine-readable documents and forms. Also included are OCR forms that control the operation of photocopiers and facsimile machines.