Patents by Inventor Michael E. Moed

Michael E. Moed has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and process for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image
    Patent number: 6363162
    Abstract: A system and process is provided for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image. The system comprises a mechanism for storing the binary image and a processor for performing various steps with respect to the image, including (1) detecting a background pattern within the binary image, (2) if a background pattern is detected, removing the background image from the binary image, thereby creating a cleaned binary image, (3) detecting discontinuities within a signature portion of the cleaned binary image, and (4) generating a measure of the signature quality for the binary image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Moed, Mohamed Mkaouar