Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Zhang, Chunhui; Wang, Jian

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2005200011

Priority 10751884 07.01.04 US

Filing date 4 January 2005

Wipo publication date 21 July 2005

Acceptance publication date 11 March 2010

G06T 1/00 (2006.01) General purpose image data processing

G06F 3/02 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials

G06F 3/033 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks

G06F 19/00 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications

G06K 7/00 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers

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

G11C 13/00 (2006.01) Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups , , or

H04N 1/107 (2006.01) Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission - with manual scanning