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US 7,406,183 B2Granted
System and method of sorting document images based on image quality
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGeoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton
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Abstract
A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
Claims7
A method for processing documents, comprising:
- inputting documents into a document processing system, wherein the document processing system includes a sort control processor, a front-end pocket designator, and a back-end pocket designator;
- gathering data from each document;
- designating a destination pocket for each document based on the data gathered from each document;
- capturing an image of each document;
- analyzing each image using an automated process to determine an image quality;
- and
- redirecting unacceptable images to an unacceptable destination pocket.
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