CA2090527A1 - Questionnaire Scanning System Employing Expandable Answer Areas for Efficient Scanning and Mark Detection - Google Patents

Questionnaire Scanning System Employing Expandable Answer Areas for Efficient Scanning and Mark Detection

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CA2090527A1
CA2090527A1 CA2090527A CA2090527A CA2090527A1 CA 2090527 A1 CA2090527 A1 CA 2090527A1 CA 2090527 A CA2090527 A CA 2090527A CA 2090527 A CA2090527 A CA 2090527A CA 2090527 A1 CA2090527 A1 CA 2090527A1
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Jeffrey R. Schneider
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Optimum Solutions Corp Inc
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Priority to US07/795,849 priority Critical patent/US5229589A/en
Priority to JP5509556A priority patent/JPH06504866A/en
Priority to EP93900628A priority patent/EP0583432B1/en
Priority to PCT/US1992/010092 priority patent/WO1993010507A1/en
Priority to AU32222/93A priority patent/AU3222293A/en
Application filed by Jeffrey R. Schneider, Optimum Solutions Corp., Inc. filed Critical Jeffrey R. Schneider
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/14—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
    • G06K7/1404—Methods for optical code recognition
    • G06K7/1439—Methods for optical code recognition including a method step for retrieval of the optical code
    • G06K7/1443—Methods for optical code recognition including a method step for retrieval of the optical code locating of the code in an image
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/14—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light

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Abstract

Questionnaires (30) are scanned for answers (marks) handmarked thereon by defining (20) areas of interest which can be expanded (50) in an area of interest pixel map. An unmarked questionnaire (10) is initialized by scanning to create a pixel map an original image area, with any printed objects or text on the pace being selected (15) as alignment and reference points, rather than requiring timing marks and special registration marks. Areas of interest are defined (20) answer area locations with their original pixel data stored in an initial database.
Questionnaire pages (30) are scanned for new answer images thereon by aligning both the page and the individual answer areas, and comparing (54) the scanned page with the stored, unmarked page pixel map, thereby removing the pre-printed area from the newly scanned area to detect (56) any new answers.
CA002090527A 1991-11-21 1993-02-26 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer areas for efficient scanning and mark detection Expired - Fee Related CA2090527C (en)

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US07/795,849 US5229589A (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer mark areas for efficient scanning and mark detection
JP5509556A JPH06504866A (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-20 Survey scanning system with expandable answer mark area for efficient scanning and mark detection
EP93900628A EP0583432B1 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-20 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer mark areas for efficient scanning and mark detection
PCT/US1992/010092 WO1993010507A1 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-20 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer mark areas for efficient scanning and mark detection
AU32222/93A AU3222293A (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-20 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer mark areas for efficient scanning and mark detection
CA002090527A CA2090527C (en) 1991-11-21 1993-02-26 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer areas for efficient scanning and mark detection

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US07/795,849 US5229589A (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer mark areas for efficient scanning and mark detection
PCT/US1992/010092 WO1993010507A1 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-20 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer mark areas for efficient scanning and mark detection
CA002090527A CA2090527C (en) 1991-11-21 1993-02-26 Questionnaire scanning system employing expandable answer areas for efficient scanning and mark detection

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CA2090527C CA2090527C (en) 1998-05-12

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EP (1) EP0583432B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH06504866A (en)
AU (1) AU3222293A (en)
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WO (1) WO1993010507A1 (en)

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