Patents by Inventor Raymond F. Stokes

Raymond F. Stokes 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 method of sorting document images based on image quality
    Patent number: 7697728
    Abstract: A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton
  • System and method of sorting document images based on image quality
    Patent number: 7693305
    Abstract: A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SORTING DOCUMENT IMAGES BASED ON IMAGE QUALITY
    Publication number: 20080247605
    Abstract: A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SORTING DOCUMENT IMAGES BASED ON IMAGE QUALITY
    Publication number: 20080232648
    Abstract: A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton
  • System and method of sorting document images based on image quality
    Patent number: 7406183
    Abstract: A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton
  • System and method of sorting document images based on image quality
    Publication number: 20040213434
    Abstract: A document processing system and method for using image quality to sort documents. The document processing system comprises: a document sorting system that designates a destination pocket for each document based on data gathered from each document; a document imaging system that captures an image of each document; and an image quality analysis system that analyzes each image and causes any document having an unacceptable image to be redirected to an unacceptable destination pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Emerson, Rodney G. Moon, Gerald C. Rector, Raymond F. Stokes, Andrew H. Sutton