IP Library Granted Patent US 5,517,586
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US 5,517,586 · App. 08/291,262

Method and apparatus for automatically specifying a portion of text from a bitmap image of the text

Inventor: Kenneth C. Knowlton
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Granted: May 14, 1996 Filed: Aug 16, 1994
Inventor
Kenneth C. Knowlton
Assignee (at issue)
Wang Laboratories, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,517,586
App. No.
08/291,262
Filed
1994-08-16
Granted
1996-05-14
Kind
A