Inventors:
Randy Knust - The Woodlands TX, US
Eric Schoppe - Conroe TX, US
Richard Garza - Texas City TX, US
International Classification:
A63F009/24, A63F013/00, G06F017/00, G06F019/00
US Classification:
700/091000, 463/030000, 463/033000
Abstract:
A distributed image capture system for industry is provided. The invention includes a system of electronic computer hardware and software that can acquire a video (analog or digital) image of an identification card, voucher chit, receipt, or other desired image at any of a plurality of acquisition stations throughout an establishment. This is done by placing a document or object to be imaged onto video imager at a convenient location. The document or object is acquired, and the image so captured is transmitted along a communications channel to a central computer system, where the image is catalogued with a unique identification number or is defaulted to the date and time of capture.