Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Zou, Yu; Lin, Zhouchen; Wang, Xianfang; Chen, Tongzian; Wu, Jiang; Wang, Jian

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2004208728

Priority 60505797 24.09.03 US; 10850680 20.05.04 US

Filing date 6 September 2004

Wipo publication date 7 April 2005

Acceptance publication date 8 July 2010

G06K 9/22 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - using hand-held instruments

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G06F 9/00 (2006.01) Arrangements for programme control, e.g. control unit

G06F 17/22 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions - Manipulating or registering by use of codes, e.g. in sequence of text characters

G06F 17/24 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions - Editing, e.g. insert/delete

G06K 9/20 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - Image acquisition

G06K 9/62 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means