Patents by Inventor Val Popescu

Val Popescu 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).

  • Method and apparatus for identifying MICR characters
    Patent number: 7680318
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reading MICR characters is disclosed, in which both magnetic and optical data are read and stored. The magnetic and optical data are then normalized and combined to form a combined data set which is compared to templates representing combined magnetic imaging and optical imaging of the standard MICR characters. Character values are selected in response to the comparison of the combined data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: 4Access Communications
    Inventors: Arvind Agrawal, Dave Cornwell, Val Popescu
  • Method and apparatus for identifying MICR characters
    Publication number: 20070172109
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reading MICR characters is disclosed, in which both magnetic and optical data are read and stored. The magnetic and optical data are then normalized and combined to form a combined data set which is compared to templates representing combined magnetic imaging and optical imaging of the standard MICR characters. Character values are selected in response to the comparison of the combined data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Arvind Agrawal, Dave Cornwell, Val Popescu