Method of using a facsimile mahcine as an optical character scanner to produce computer text files
CA 2025784 A1 · Owner: Baker, Warren · Inventors: Baker, Warren
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A Method of using a facsimile machine as an optical character scanner to produce computer text files consisting of the following described steps. Firstly establish a, communication link between a facsimile machine and a computer equipped with a fax board. Secondly, transmit the image of a document from the facsimile machine to the computer in the form of a Graphic file. Thirdly, convert the Graphic files generated by the facsimile machine into text files.
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- Filed September 20, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 20, 2010.
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