Appeal No. 96-3635
Application 08/209,096
reads as follows:
1. A machine-based document archival method for processing one or more digital images of
each of a plurality of documents and digital data that is associated with said documents, comprising the
steps of;
machine scanning a document and forming one or more digital images and associated data that
correspond to said document,
machine detecting anomalous conditions that may occur during said scanning and/or during
subsequent image processing,
defining a plurality of image quality parameters,
machine computing a suspiciousness value for each of said plurality of digital images as a
function of said defined image quality parameters and said detected anomalous conditions,
continuing said machine scanning of said plurality of documents independent of the results of
said machine computation of suspiciousness value,
making a machine recommendation to archive based upon said machine computer
suspiciousness values for each of said plurality of digital images,
machine archive storing said one or more digital images and said associated data in a digital
storage device only when a recommendation to archive has been made,
providing machine temporary storage of digital images and associated data prior to said
machine archive storing step, and
machine erasing said temporary storage after said machine archival storing step,
machine converting into visual images the digital images of a document having one or more
digital images that are of suspect quality,
providing human visual review of said visual digital images,
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