According to Xerox, they're working on innovative software that can help turn the camera in your phone into a portable document scanner. If you look at the -lack of- quality of the pictures created by your phone, you might find that hard to belief. But that's where the Xerox software will help you.
"Xerox's patented mobile document imaging software works through a four-step process:- Capture the image photographically.
- Apply Xerox software to correct for blurring.
- Convert image to black and white, like a conventional printed image, and eliminate any shadows and reflections. For handwritten text or writing in color, as might be found on a whiteboard, apply color saturation and white balance contrast techniques.
- Compress the image making it easy to send and print. Xerox uses a G4 fax compression format, producing images one-tenth the size of JPEG, which is standard for mobile image transmission. The result? A 250Kb JPEG image becomes a 15Kb G4 fax image.
The file can be sent by Bluetooth wireless technology, multimedia messaging or facsimile. Once the image reaches a server or desktop PC where optical character recognition can be applied, various types of services can be offered based upon the user needs."
Xerox Turns Camera Phones into Portable Document Scanners
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