marlof
11-23-2004, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/inv_rel_newsroom.jsp?app=Newsroom&ed_name=NR_2004Nov15_MobileDocument_Imaging_Software&format=article&view=newsrelease&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US' target='_blank'>http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/inv_rel_newsroom.jsp?app=Newsroom&ed_name=NR_2004Nov15_MobileDocument_Imaging_Software&format=article&view=newsrelease&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US</a><br /><br /></div>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.<br /><br />"Xerox's patented mobile document imaging software works through a four-step process: Capture the image photographically.<br /> Apply Xerox software to correct for blurring.<br /> 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. <br /> 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."