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An original document of one or more pages containing human-readable printed information is encoded in one or more two-dimensional bar code symbols and transmitted by facsimile to a remote site where a facsimile of the symbols is machine read, decoded and printed to provide an accurate reproduction o

An original document of one or more pages containing human-readable printed information is encoded in one or more two-dimensional bar code symbols and transmitted by facsimile to a remote site where a facsimile of the symbols is machine read, decoded and printed to provide an accurate reproduction of the original document. The facsimile symbol can be facsimile transmitted to another remote site where the facsimile symbol is regenerated, machine read, decoded and printed as another reproduction of the original document. The machine readability of the symbol facilitates computer entry of the original document printed information. The coded symbol may also contain data used at a remote site to control processing and dissemination of the original document printed information.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A facsimile system comprising, in combination:a first scanner for optically scanning a succession of original documents to produce image data of an image borne by each original document;an encoder, coupled to the first scanner, for encoding the image data of each of the succession

[ We claim:] [1.] A facsimile system comprising, in combination:a first scanner for optically scanning a succession of original documents to produce image data of an image borne by each original document;an encoder, coupled to the first scanner, for encoding the image data of each of the succession of original documents into a corresponding succession of encoded bar code data;a first printer, coupled to the encoder, for printing a succession of encoded bar code data on a composite sheet;a first facsimile machine for transmitting a facsimile of the composite sheet;a second facsimile machine for receiving the facsimile transmission of the composite sheet and producing a facsimile composite sheet bearing the succession of encoded bar code data;a second scanner for scanning the succession of encoded bar code data on the facsimile composite sheet to produce a corresponding succession of symbol dataa decoder for decoding the succession of bar code data into a corresponding succession of reproduced image data; anda second printer, connected to the decoder, for printing the reproduced image data on a corresponding succession of facsimile sheets, reby the succession of original documents is reproduced on the composite sheet in a bar coded form.