Facsimile communication for locating and transmitting information from a document to selective call receivers

A selective call communication system, comprising:

• a scanner for retrieving information from a source document, the source document includes the information being located relative to at least three markers;
• the scanner further comprising:
• an encoder for encoding and compressing the information;
• and
• a modem, coupled to said encoder, for transferring the
• information and the at least three markers to a selective call terminal;
• the selective call terminal, comprising:
• a receiver for receiving the information and the at least three markers;
• and
• a processor, coupled to said receiver, for processing the information and the at least three markers, the processor further comprising:
• a marker locator for searching for the at least three markers, the marker locator further comprises a search sizer for selecting a first search area for searching for a marker of the at least three markers, said search sizer increases the first search area to a second search area when the marker is not found within the first search area;
• and
• a determinator, coupled to said marker locator, for determining a location of the information;
• and
• a transmitter, coupled to the processor, for transmitting the information being processed to an at least one selective call receiver.

In a selective call communication system, a method of facsimile communication, comprising the steps of:

• (a) retrieving information from a source document, the source document includes the information being located relative to at least three markers;
• (b) encoding and compressing the information;
• (c) transferring the information and the at least three markers to a selective call terminal;
• (d) receiving the information and the at least three markers at the selective call terminal;
• (e) processing the information and the at least three markers, the step of processing in the selective call terminal further comprises the steps of:
• (f) searching for the at least three markers, said step of searching further comprising the steps of:
• (f1) selecting a first search area for searching for a marker of the at least three markers;
• (f2) increasing the first search area to a second search area when the marker is not found within the first search area;
• (f3) correlating the marker with a stored marker;
• and
• (f4) transposing coordinates of a location of the marker when the marker is not found within the first and second search areas;
• (g) determining a location of the information in response the step (f) of searching;
• and
• (h) compensating for a translation, rotation, and scaling of the information in response to a determined location of the marker;
• (i) transmitting the information being processed to an at least one selective call receiver, said step of transmitting further comprises a step of selective call encoding and compressing the information for transmission to the at least one selective call receiver.

A selective call communication system, comprising:

• a scanner for retrieving information from a source document, the source document includes the information being located relative to at least three markers;
• the scanner further comprising:
• an encoder for encoding and compressing the information;
• and
• a modem, coupled to said encoder, for transferring the information and the at least three markers to a selective call terminal;
• the selective call terminal, comprising:
• a receiver for receiving the information and the at least three markers;
• and
• a processor, coupled to said receiver, for processing the information and the at least three markers, the processor further comprising:
• a marker locator for searching for the at least three markers, said marker locator further comprises:
• a search sizer for selecting a first search area for searching for a marker of the at least three markers, said search sizer increases the first search area to a second search area when the marker is not found within the first search area;
• a correlator, coupled to said search sizer, for correlating the marker with a stored marker;
• an X-Y transformer, coupled to said correlator, for transforming coordinates of a location of the marker when the marker is not found within the first and second search areas;
• and
• said transformer compensating for a translation, rotation and scaling of the information in response to a determined location of the marker;
• a determinator, coupled to said marker locator, for determining a location of the information;
• and
• a transmitter, coupled to the processor, for transmitting the information being processed to an at least one selective call receiver, said transmitter further comprises a selective call encoder that encodes and compresses the information for transmission to the at least one selective call receiver.