METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SUPERIMPOSED LINES AND RESTORING PIXEL VALUES IN IMAGES CONTAINING RECURRING PATTERNS - Patent 0815532

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EP 0 815 532 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/02

(21)	Application number: 96910546.0

(22)	Date of filing: 21.03.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06K 9/ 20^{( . )}
G06K 9/ 40^{( . )}
G06T 5/ 30^{( . )}

G06K 9/ 34^{( . )}
G06K 9/ 46^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/004036

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/030860 (03.10.1996 Gazette 1996/44)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

24.03.1995 US 19950409697

(71)	Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
	Atlanta, GA 30328 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HOLEVA, Lee, F. Gurnee, IL 60031 (US)

(74)	Representative: Chettle, Adrian John, et al
	Withers & Rogers 4, Dyer's Buildings Holborn London EC1N 2JT London EC1N 2JT (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SUPERIMPOSED LINES AND RESTORING PIXEL VALUES IN IMAGES CONTAINING RECURRING PATTERNS