Making copies of Docs was: --H/Z89--

From: Dwight Elvey <elvey_at_hal.com>
Date: Wed May 12 16:58:36 1999

clintw_at_colorado.cirrus.com (Clint Wolff) wrote:
>
> Proposal for copying really OLD documents (I get a royalty if someone
> does this and it works!)
>
> 1) Develop a machine that performs a CAT scan of the document
> without opening it at very high resolution.
>
> 2) process the high resolution 3D images captured to determine
> the ink patterns on each page.
>
> 3) OCR the individual pages to recreate the original text
>
> Simple, Right?
>
> clint

Hi
 Most documents can be opened to about 90 degrees. What does
them in is flattening them on a copier. One could build a
lens assembly that would go on top of the copier that would
allow one to place the original on top with only a 90 degree
bend. The size of the optics is the main issue here.
Dwight
Received on Wed May 12 1999 - 16:58:36 BST