Method, apparatus, and program to prevent computer recognition of data

A text modification mechanism is provided for formatting data such that the information can be reasonably deciphered by a human, but cannot be easily recognized by computer recognition techniques. The text modification mechanism alters printed text so that computer recognition of characters becomes...

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Main Authors BROWN MICHAEL WAYNE, HAMZY MARK JOSEPH, JONES SCOTT THOMAS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.01.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
LINING MACHINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
PRESENTATION OF DATA
PRINTING
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A text modification mechanism is provided for formatting data such that the information can be reasonably deciphered by a human, but cannot be easily recognized by computer recognition techniques. The text modification mechanism alters printed text so that computer recognition of characters becomes difficult. Modification of the text may be accomplished with manipulation of the fonts or the background. The mechanism may also modify the text based on user preferences.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080132066