Automated form handing and generating system and a form sheet associated to said system

U.S. Patent Number: 5386298

Abstract: A document handling system comprises physical presentation means for receiving, presenting, and removing a document with respect to the system. Furthermore, it is provided with scanning means for the document and printing means for printing on an unprinted sheet a document that contains a form. The form contains a plurality of physically sparse format calibrating items at a perimeter of the form, directly machine-readable form identifier dam in a prescribed identifier field, and form content data including user completable indicia boxes proper to the form so identified. The form can be used for generating a facsimile sheet inclusive of standard facsimile header, for generating a standard document for general use, or for allowing a user to input amending data for inclusion into a later to be printed user specifiable document.

Inventors: Bronnenberg; Wilhelmus J. H. J. (Eindhoven, NL), Den Haan; Petrus A. M. (Eindhoven, NL)

Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY)

Application Number: 08/053,947

Issued: 1995-01-31

Expired: 2007-01-31

Classes: 358/403 ; 235/375; 235/494; 358/406; 358/468; 382/317

Field of search: 358/468,406,402,403,407,440,448,400 382/61 235/375,456,494

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