Method for automatically organizing a digitized hardcopy media collection
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJoseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund, Alexander C. Loui
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Abstract
A method, system and software program for automatically organizing digital images obtained from a plurality of hardcopy media. A plurality of hardcopy media are scanned so as to obtain both the image side and non-image side the of hardcopy media including capturing any watermark present on non-image side. The watermark on the non-mage side is used for automatically organizing digital images.
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A method for automatically organizing digital images obtained from a plurality of hardcopy media, each having front, image, and back, non-image, sides, that have been digitally scanned so as to obtain said digital images, comprising the steps of:
- a. scanning both the front image side and the back non-image side of said plurality of hardcopy media so as to obtain a digital record of images on said front image side and any manufacturer's watermark present on said back non-image side at the time of manufacture of the hardcopy media;
- b. storing data related to the manufacturer's watermark;
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- c. using the stored data related to said manufacturer's watermark on said back non-image side for automatically organizing said digital images, wherein the manufacturer's watermark is indicative of a characteristic of the hardcopy media at the time of manufacture.
A system for organizing digital images obtained from a plurality of hardcopy media, comprising:
- a. scanner for scanning both the front image side and back non-image sides of said plurality of hardcopy media so as to obtain a digital record of images on said front image side and any manufacturer's watermark present on said back non-image side at the time of manufacture of the hardcopy media;
- b. a computer having a memory for storing data related to the manufacturer's watermark;
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- c. the computer also having a software program for use in analyzing the data related to said manufacturer's watermark on said back non-image side of said plurality of hardcopy media for automatically organizing said digital images, wherein the manufacturer's watermark is indicative of a characteristic of the hardcopy media at the time of manufacture.
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