DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT

Abstract: A document processing system including a digital im­ age capture system, character recognition circuitry, docu­ ment encoding systems, endorsers, audit trail printers and an in-line microfilm record system enable documents to be read, endorsed, encoded, digitally imaged, filmed and sort­ ed in a single continuous pass through the document processor by way of a modular transport system. The en­ coding of the continuously moving documents is accom­ plished by a plurality of fixed dies, electronically controlled hammers, and an ink bearing ribbon interposed between the documents and the fixed dies. Scanning and digitizing of the documents is effected by continuously transporting the documents across the focal plane of stationary scanner where the documents are repetitively scanned in a single axis, two scanners being employed to permit scanning and digitization of both sides of a particular document in a single pass through the transport mechanism. The system includes apparatus for visually displaying an image which corre­ sponds to a plurality of stored digital values, the apparatus including an image memory and circuitry enabling the dis­ play to be partitioned into discrete portions of variable sizes. Additionally, circuitry is provided which allows image rotation, mirror imaging and discrete video attribute selec­ tion within each portion of the display. Video data com­ pression apparatus and method are employed for use in minimizing the amount of data necessary to store and recall a black and white video image.

Description: DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND EQUIPS MY This invention relates to document processing systems in general, more particularly to document processing systems adapted to be utilized in the processing of financial documents such as checks, invoices, payment advices, vouchers, drafts, credit card charges and the like, and even more particularly to improved document encoders, scanners, digital image processors and video image data compressors particularly useful in the document processing system. Document processors which read and sort financial documents have been in common use for some time; however, various other functions which are necessary to most financial operations have been relegated to separate sub-systems or specialized processors to prevent major bottlenecks in the document processing system. Among the peripheral functions which have not, in the past, been accomplished by the primary document processor are encoding with magnetic ink, microfilming and endorsing. Additionally, state of the art document processors utilizing digital imaging still require manual transfer of documents to other processors to accomplish traditionally slower speed operations such as encoding, thus resulting in lower efficiency in processing and increased probability of errors. An effective document processing system desirably utilizes an effective document encoder. State of the art encoders typically fall into two general categories. The first category of encoders includes those encoders which utilize a step function to position the document to be encoded at a particular point. Such encoders function in a manner typically associated with typewriters or other mechanical printers and are not generally compatible with high- speed document processors. A second category of document encoders, including laser printers and ink jet printers, while capable of encoding continuously moving documents is nonetheless incompatible for use with modern financial document processors. Document processing systems also desirably require effective means of image storage. Early attempts at image storage utilized so-called "hard copy" image storage such as microfiche, microfilm or reduced photocopies. More recently, document images have been obtained utilizing electronic video equipment, and still more recently, utilizing digital electronic video eqipment. Typically, in a digital document image capture system, a moving document is repetitively scanned in one axis and individual sections of the documents are assigned a value as either a "black" or l'white" section, as a result of a conparison with an arbitrarily assigned reference value. This simplistic approach to rendering a document image into a series of "black" or "white" sections is sufficient for many applications; however, if the system must operate upon multihued documents, such as personal checks, it is possible that the background color of a particular document may exceed the reference value, and therefore may result in the entire image undersirably being classified as "black". Further, an optical sensor is typically utilized to detect the presence of a document prior to the initiation of digitization in such knomrn systems. This additional piece of electronic equipment provides a possible source of error, in that a malfunction of the optical sensor may result in a document passing through the system without being scanned. Digital image processing for creating visual images from digital data is know. Typically, state of the art systems display an entire image corresponding to the digital values stored in memory. More sophisticated systems utilize video displays with permanently established boundaries between two sections of a display and separate images assigned to each section, in order to visually compare one image to another. As the complexity of such systems increases and the demands upon digital image processors grow to include such state of the art devices as laser printers, the need continues to exist for more sophisticated and flexible digital image processing systems, particularly in financial document processor systems. An effective document processor desirably includes video image data compression apparatus. Specifically, in circumstances in which it is desired to store or recall a plurality of video images, the magnitude of data required for each individual image makes data compression a highly desired feature. Knoni data compression schemes which are utilized in conjunction with black and white document images typically involve a scan which is perpendicular to the direction of document travel. Scan data is then analyzed and long consecutive black or white sections are removed and replaced with coded substitutes. In more sophisticated data compression schemes, scan data is analyzed and repetitive patterns containing both black and white sections may be encoded and removed. Present apparatus, however, is not completely acceptable, particularly for an effective document processor system. Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide an improved financial document processor. It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved financial document processor which utilizes a modular transport system and combines all required operations into a single document processor. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved document encoder capable of encoding continuously moving documents. It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved digital document image scanning system with a variable reference value being utilized for black/white decisions. It is another object of the present invention to-provide an improved digital image processing system. It is another object of the present invention to provide a video data compression system which provides a higher degree of data compression than knolfin systems. In accordance with these and other objects, the invention, briefly described, is directed to a document processing system which comprises a modular transport system including a digital image capture system, character recognition circuitry, document encoding systems, document endorsing systems, audit trail-printers, an inline microfilm record system and a high speed document sorter. Associated video terminals and non-impact printers such as laser printers are utilized to provide visual images of documents processed by the system. Selected documents may be read, endorsed, encoded, annotated with an audit trail indicia, digitally imaged, filmed and sorted in a single continuous pass through the document processing system of the present invention. For encoding, the documents are transported between a plurality of fixed dies and a plurality of electronically controlled hammers. A magnetic ink bearing ribbon is interposed between the douments and the fixed dies and is transported at the same velocity as the documents. As the documents traverse the plurality of fixed dies, the electronically controlled hammers are cycled, in a selected sequence and at selected positions. In those applications in which the cycle time of the electronically controlled hammer is too slow to allow identical encoding in adjacent positions, a second plurality of fixed dies and associated electronically controlled hammers may be located adjacent to the first plurality or interspersed among the first plurality of fixed dies. As further described, the documents are continually transported across the focal plane of a stationary scanner, and repetitively scanned in a single axis. Circuitry is included in the digital scanner which permits the presence or absence of a document to be detected by means of an evaluation of the output of the digital scanner. Additional circuitry in the digital scanner allows a dynamic adjustment of reference levels, thereby accommodating multihued documents which may utilize shaded backgrounds. A digital image processing system includes an image memory and circuitry enabling the display to be parted into discrete portions of variable sizes, each portion of which may be utilized either to display a selected portion of the image within the image memory or to display a plurality of alphanumeric characters. During alphanumeric character mode, coded representations of each alphanumeric character are stored in the image memory, in an appropriate section Alternately, selected portions of one document image may be visually compared to selected portions of a second document image by utilizing this display partitioning feature Additionally, circuitry is provided which allows image rotation, mirror imaging and discrete video attribute selection within each portion of the display. In accordance with an improved data compression scheme, an image is obtained by vertically scanning a selected document. The image is then represented by a series of consecutive vertical scans identifying particular sections or cells of the image as either black or white. A plurality of consecutive scans are then temporarily stored and analyzed horizontally. Analysis circuitry is utilized to identify certain consecutive white or black sections of the image, repetition of previous sections of the image, or repetition of certain selectable patterns within the image The coded output of the analysis circuitry is then stored and may be utilized to reconstruct the image of the financial document. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The inven 1-tion itself; however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objects and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the laccompanying drawings, wherein: : Figures la and lb form a general block diagram of jthe document processing system of the present invention; Figure t depicts a diagrammatic view of the document transport of the document processing system of the present invention; | Figure 3a depicts a block diagram of the encoder of the document processing system of the present invention; Figure 3b depicts a diagrammatic view of the encoder of the document processing system of the present invention Figure 4 depicts a diagrammatic view of the enjdorser of the document processing system of the present invention; Figure 5 -depicts.a diagrammatic view of the camera 'system of the document processor of the present invention; ; Figures 6a-6i depict a schematic view of the components of the camera buffer and interface circuitry of the document processor of the present- invention; Figures 7a-7o and Figures 8a-8o depict a schematic tview of the components of the data compression system of the document processor of the present invention; Figures 9a-9b depict a block diagram of the major components of the data expansion system of the document processor of the present invention; ii Figure 10 depicts a detailed block diagram of the present invention; and Figures lla-llo and Figures 12a-12q depict a schematic view of the video formatter of the document processor of the present invention. it GENERAt SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Referring to Figures la and Ib, there is depicted a general block diagram of the various subsystems comprising the document processing system which embodies the present invention. i The document processing system is controlled by digital computer 100. Digital computer 100 coordinates the storage and retrieval of digitized document images and associated data which are stored, in the disclosed embodi ment, in magnetic disk storage Disk controller 102 controls the actual access of digitized document images via disk drives 104, 106, and 108. Additional data, accounting information or program data may be accessed by digital computer 100 through tape controller 110 which controls magnetic tape drives 112 and 114. It wiI'be apprec.1ated.y. those skilled in the art that disk controller 102 and tape controller 110 may control an increased or decreased number of disk or tape drives, as a matter of design choice. Digital computer 100 may selectively access either magnetic disk storage or magnetic tape storage through channel selector 116. Digital computer 100, in the embodiment disclosed, interfaces with a local operator via the computer I/O bus and printer interface 118. Printer interface 118 controls line printer 120. In alternate modes of operation wherein remote communication with digital computer 100 is desired, a modem and appropriate interface circuitry may be utilized. Digital computer 100 also controls the operation of laser printer subsystem 124, through laser printer interface 122. Laser printer subsystem l24 is utilized to provide hard copy of selected digital images and may be utilized to generate account statements, billing statements, or other correspondence comprising any combination of alphanumeric characters and images. The operation of laser subsystem 124 is described in greater detail herein. Video terminal subsystem 136 is utilized in the document processing system of the present invention to provide a real time, controllable video display of selected documents and alphanumeric information. The display is utilized to facilitate processing of information on each document. Digital computer 100 controls the operation of video terminal subsystem 136 through buffer illterEace :14k and synchronous data link control master 146. A plurality of video display terminals may be utilized with each SDLC master, in a manner which will be explained in detail below. High speed transport subsystem 148 is utilized to transport individual documents through image capture stations, machine readers, encoders and sorters. A plurality of high speed transports may be utilized within each docu-ment processing system, thereby increasing the capacity of an individual system High speed transport system 148 is controlled utilizing buffer interface 156 and synchronous data link control master 158. High speed transport system 148 will be explained in greater detail with respect to Figure 2. Digital image data obtained from the digital camera or cameras instailed in each high speed transport is transferred to camera interface 160. Camera interface 160 is described in detail with reference-to Figures 6a through 6i and is utilized to couple the image 'data to digital image compactor 162. Digital image compactor 162 is utilized to remove' any redundancies-contained in a selected image and to encode, the remaining data. In addition to the specific algorithm taught in the disclosed embodiment, the document processing'system of the present invention will function with other known data cpmpaction algorithms, such as, for example, the CCITT standard algorithm. The thus compacted digital image will require substantially-less storage space in the document processing system. The compacted image data - + may be transferred to storage via multiplexed direct TheThor'y access 164 and multiplexed direct memory access 166. Two direct memory systems are utilized in order to-provide compatible interfaces between the local X bus and the direct memory access interface bus of digital computer 100. Retrieval and display of a compacted digital image may take place in several ways. A compacted image is trans referred to the local X bus via direct memory access 164 and direct memory access 166. The compacted image is, applied to digital image expander 168. The redundancies present in the original image are restored and the subsequent image is transferred via X bus distributor 170 or X bus distributor 172 to either laser printer subsystem 124 or video terminal subsystem 136 for reproduction of a hard copy or an electronic image. DIGITAL COMPUTER The document processing system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention utilizes a digital computer 100, Figure 1, to control the operation of the system and coordinate the storage and retrieval of document images In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, digital computer loo was actually constructed utilizing a Series 3200 minicomputer, manufactured by the Perkin-Elmer Computer Systems Division of Oceanport, New Jersey. The Model 3242 minicomputer utilizes 32-bit architecture and a 32-bit operating system. The main memory istorage, in the embodiment disclosed, contains 1536 kilobytes ;of 150 nanosecond MOS memory. Supplementing the computer's main memory store are disc drives 104, 106 and 108, Figure 1, Model 9775 manufactured by Control Data Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and tape drives- 112 and 114, Figure 1, Model TPAC 4516, manufactured by Perkin-Elmer of Ocean port, New Jersey. Digital computer 100 also includes a rechargeable battery backup system (not shown) to sustain the main memory in the event of a power failure. The preferred embodiment (of digital computer 100 utilizes a battery rated at 32Q megabyte-minutes, which is capable of maintaining the memory integrity of 16 megabytes for twenty minutes. DOCUMENT TRANSPORT Referring now to Figure 2, there is depicted a diagrammatic plan view of document transport 200. Document transport 200, in a preferred embodiment, is a specially built transport which may be modified to include ¯additional equipment or to exclude undesired capabilities. The trans port constructed and depicted in Figure 2 utilizes high speed endless belts which are driven by pinch rollers in the manner well known in the art. The pinch rollers are driven jby synchronous AC-motors at a nominal speed of, 52' inches per second in the disclosed embodiment. Sections of the transport may be driven at different speeds in a manner described below. Documents are loaded into document transport 200 by means of document hopper 202. Single documents are loaded from document hopper 202 .via feed drum 204. The documents are-then passed along document transport 200 between rollers and the endless belts (not shown). The first section of document transport 200, reader section 206, includes an optical character reader 208 and a magnetic ink character reader 210. 'Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a single model optical reader, such as the 30-250 ips read head manufactured by, Input Business Machines, Incorporated. of Rockville, Maryland, can function as either an OCR reader or may be utilized to optically read MICR characters with appropriate control elec tronics. OCR reader 208 may be utilized in the applications wherein the amount field or other information is printed in an OCR format. The next section of document transport 200 is encoder section 212. Encoder section 212 includes hammer bank assembly 214 and die and ribbon assembly 216 and is utilized to encode selected documents with selectable indicia, while the document is traversing dodument transport 200. The operation of the encoder section will be explained in greater detail with reference to Figure 3. Section 218 of document transport 200 is the endorser section. Endorser section 218 contains ink jet printers 220 and 222 and endorser 224. Ink jet printers 220 and 222 are standard state of the art ink jet printers that tmay be utilized, in the disclosed embodiment, to print selected indicia upon each document which passes through document transport 200. The selected indicia may be util ized to assist in audit trail functions or in any other function desired. Endorser 224 is utilized tdend6rse documents such as checks. The structure and operation of I endorser 224 will be explained in greater detail with |respect to Figure 4. The next section in document transport 200, through which each document is transported, is camera section 226 Camera section 226 contains, in the embodiment disclosed, two digital video cameras, 228 and 234 and two illumination sources, 230 and 232. Each document which passes through camera section 226 is scanned on both sides utilizing video cameras 228 and 234. The operation of camera section 226 is { explained below with reference to Figures 5 and-6. The penultimate section of document transport 200, microfilm sedtion 236, contains a microprocessor controlled microfilm recorder 238. Microfilm recorder 238 is described in greater detail below, and is utilized to provide hard copy of selected documents which have been processed by the system of this invention. Microfilm recorder 238 is capable of accurately recording documents traveling at greater rates of of speed than that present in earlier sections of document transport 200, and as a consequencer the transport speed is increased in microfilm section 236 to a nominal speed of 100 inches per second. This transition is accomplished by utilizing a slipping drive at the interface between microfilm section 236 and camera section 226. Thus, while a portion of-a document is still traveling at a nominal speed of 52 inches per second in camera section 226, the slipping drive (not shown) in microfilm section 236 allows the document to slip until fully released. The final section of document transport 200 is stacker section 240. Stacker section 240, in any manner well known in the art, sorts the documents processed, through document transport 200 into one of several pockets. The number of pockets is, of course a design choice wholly dependent upon the application desired. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the modularity of design employed in document transport 200 will allow great flexibility in many applications. Whole-sectionsof document transport 20p may be deleted or rearranged to permit a wide variety of custom applications. Further, the number and type of devices within each module may be increased or decreased as a matter of design choice. ENCODER With reference now to Figure 3a, there is depicted a schematic view of encoder 300 of the present invention. An important feature of the present invention is an ability to encode continuously moving documents. In known document processing systems document encoding proves to be the major bottleneck to high speed processing. Typical solutions have included a separate slower portion of the document processor in which a document is stepped through an encoder, or a separate off-line encoder. Document encoder 300 is capable of encoding documents which are continuously moving at the rate of the document processing system of the present invention. Document encoder 300 utilizes, in the illustrated¯ embodiment of the present invention, two identical electromagnetic hammer banks, hammer bank 302 and hammer bank 304. It will be apparent, however, upon reference to the foregoing explanation, that a fewer or greater number of hammer banks may be utilized in systems wherein slower or faster transport speeds are desired. Hammer banks 302 and 304 are electromagnetic hammers such as part no. CCE-05-306 manu- factured by Dataproducts, Woodland Hills, California. Each hammer bank is controlled by a hammer-driver -In the .disclosed embodiment, hammer driver 306 controls hammer bank 302 and hammer driver 308 controls hammer bank 304. Hammer power supply 310 provides operating power for all hammer drivers and hammer banks. Positioned opposite each hammer bank is said ap-propriately encoded die. The selection of characters utilized in a particular application is strictly a design choice and may include OCR characters, MICR characters or any other desired character patterns The illustrated embodiment includes two substantially identical die sets, die set 312 and die set 314. However, as a matter of design choice, a single die set may be utilized. Also included in the illustrated embodiment is microprocessor control 316, which provides control signals to hammer drivers 306 and 308 in response to signals from optical sensor 318. Optical sensor 318 is utilized to detect the presence of a document along document path 320. Ribbon mechanism 322 is also depicted in Figure 3a, and will be explained in greater detail with reference to Figure 3b. Figure 3b depicts a partially diagrammatic view of the major components of document encoder 300. As explained above, hammer banks 302 and 304 selectively strike portions of die sets 312 and 314, upon receipt of control signals generated by a microprocessor control 316 (see Figure 3al, in conjunction with an item presence signal generated by optical sensor 318. Ribbon mechanism 322 (Figure 3a) is shown in greater detail in Figure 3b and includes a ribbon-supply reel 324, ribbon takeup reel 326, ribbon tensioning arms 330 and 332 and ribbon capstan 338. Ribbon supply reel 324 provides a fresh supply of magnetic ink ribbon 340. Such magnetic ink ribbons are typically single strike ribbons, that is to say the magnetic ink.associated with each character is totally removed from the ribbon during the printing of that character, and. further attempts to print utilizing the same section of ribbon..340 will result in invalid magnetic signatures. Therefore, it is necessary to advance magnetic ink ribbon 340 after each character is printed, and it is advantageous, from an economy standpoint, to- advance ribbon 340 only while a document is present in encoder 300. This is accomplished utilizing ribbon capstan 338 which is electronically controlled by microprocessor control 316 during those periods when a document is detected by optical sensor 318. For reasons which will be explained below, ribbon 340 is driven by ribbon capstan 338 at the same speed as documents on the transport. - The rapid acceleration of ribbon 340 to transport speed is accomplished without damage to ribbon 340-utilizing ribbon tensioning arms 330 and 332. Ribbon tensioning arms 330 and 332 are pivotally mounted at point 342 and resiliently biased utili,ziu,q springs 334.-and 336. A rapid acceleration of ribbon 340 is then absorbed by ribbon tensioning arms 330 and 332 until ribbon supply reel 324 and ribbon takeup reel -326 can compensate. In In operation, encoder 300 utilizes' two character sets to compensate for the duty cycle of the hammer bank utilized. Each individual hammer within hammer banks 306 and 308 has a duty cycle of approximately .004 seconds. Document encoding standards for MICR require individual characters to be encoded approximately one-eighth lunch apart, or one-tenth inch spacing for OCR. At a nominal transport speed of 52 inches per second, a document will travel,one-eighth.inch in approximately .0024 seconds. It should therefore be apparent that with a duty cycle of 004 seconds, a single hammer and die combination will be unable to repetitively strike a single character at one-eighth inch intervals. Thus, the use of multiple hammers and substantially identical character sets will allow full encoding at the present duty cycle. Consider a possible worse case analysis, a desired encoding of eight consecutive identical characters. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a single hammer and- die will be able to encode alternate digit positions at the stated speed of operation. -The second group of hammers and characters allows encoder 300 to fill in the missing digits. More specifically, hammer bank 306 and die set 312 may encode the;odd digit positions in a desired field, and hammer bank 308 and die set 314 may encode the even digit positions. Thus, it should be apparent:that increased or decreased transport speeds may be accommodated by utilizing a greater or fewer number of hammer banks and die sets, without requiring a faster duty cycle for individual-hammers. It should also. be apparent 'that since certain portions of a particular digit field may be encoded by one hammer bank while other postions may be encoded by a second hammer bank, it will be advantageous to maintain ribbon 340 at the same speed as the documents passing through encoder 300. By so doing, the used portion of ribbon 340 associated with a particular character will 1maintain its relative position directly above that Partic ular character on the document. ENDORSER Referring now to Figure 4, a cutaway view of the major components of endorser mechanism 400 is depi,cted. A section of a document 402 is shown on document path 404. The belt drive mechanism which transports document 402 along document path 404 is. not shown. Ink roller 406 is mounted in bracket 408, which may be pivoted upward .at pivot point 410 to allow replace tment of ink roller 406. Additionally, pressure adjuster 412 may be utilized to adjust the amount of pressure exerted by jink roller 406 upon transfer roller 414. Transfer roller 414 is mounted in tangential proximity to endorser plate 416 and is utilized to transfer ink to endorser plate 416- from-ink roller 406. - Transfer roller 414, endorser plate 416 and platen 418 are all driven by belt 420 and belt 422 and drive pulley 424; however,electronically controlled clutch 426 is utilized to selectively engage. endorser plate 416. Thus, when it is desired to endorse a selected document, ink is transferred then dorser plate 416 and electronic clutch 426 is energized, surging endorser plate 416 into contact with platen -418 and rotating endorser plate 416 and platen 418 at an appropriate speed. Electronic clutch 426 is controlled, in a pre ferred embodiment, utilizing an appropriately programmed microprocessor type device. Therefore, documents may be transported through the document processing system of the present invention and be selectively endorsed. VIDEO CAMERA Figure 5 depicts a diagrammatic view of a system utilizing two video cameras 500 and illumination sources 502 whereby the image on both sides of a document may be captured. Each illumination source 502 is domprised of two 500 watt tungsten halogen bulbs, encased in a housing having cooling means and an optical focus assembly 504 Optical focus assemb assembly 504 comprises a plurality of -lenses arranged, in any manner well known in the art, to focus a vertical bar of intense light onto document plane 506. In the embodiment disclosed, the vertical bar is generally rectangular in shape and is approximately six inches tall and one tenth of Ian inch wide. As discussed above, documents are transported laterally across this illuminated portion to enable video image capture. The light reflected from each document passes through each camera lens assembly 508 and is focused on line scanner 510. Camera lens assembly 508 is-a ,a fixed magnifi cation ratio lens typically utilized in fixed working distrance applications such as photographic enlargers. Line scanner 510 is a solid state line scanner such as those commercially available from the-Reticon Corporation of Sunnyvale, California. Line scanner 510 is a high density, monolithic, linear array of silicon photodiodes with integrated scanning circuits for serial readout The array, liin the embodiment disclosed, consists of'a row of 768 silicon photodiodes, having a storage capacitor associated therewith upon which may be integrated the photocurrentr and a transistor switch for periodic readout via an integrated scan | ning circuit. The individual photodiodes of line scanner are are one mil square and are spaced center-to-centerr one mil apart. During image capture, a document is transported laterally across the vertical bar of light generated by each 'I illumination source 502. Each camera @ens assem@ly 508 focuses the reflected light from the document onto line scanner 510. Each of the 768 silicon photodiodes contained within line scanner 510 produces an electrical signal which is proportional to the intensity of the incident light. The photodiodes are then sampled at a high rate; the line scanner utilized in the preferred embodiment may be sampled at ,:1at frequencies as high as ten megahertz,., The combination of the lateral motion of the document and the vertical action of sequential sampling of the photodiodes in line scanner 510 will produce a two dimensional-picture of-a document with a resolution within .007 of an inch. The output of line scanner 510 is amplified and ,|coupled to 'additional circuitry as a series of pulses wherei in the area of each pulse is proportional to the intensity of the incident light on each photodiode. This series of pulses is utilized in the camera control circuitry to sense the presence of a document and to dynamidally adjust ;hez threshhold level utilized to determine whether a particular value is white or black. The series of pulses is also applied to the data compression system for compression, storage and subsequent retrieval. CAMERA BUFFER AND INTERFACE CIRCUITRY With reference now to Figures 6a-6i, there is depicted a schematic view of the major components of, the camera buffer and interface circuitry of the, document processor of- the present invention. While the disclosed embodiment of the present invention utilizes two video cameras, in many cases only one set of buffer and interface circuitry will be depicted. Those ordinarily skilled in the art will appreciate the simple duplication of circuitry necessary to accomodate two video cameras. Referring now to Figure 6a, oscillators 6Q and 602 are utilized, in conjunction with the basic clock signal (30.5 megahertz in'a preferred embodiment) to provide the. scanning pulses to line scanner 606. Oscillators 601 and 602 are implemented, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, utilizing standard 74S74 type flip-flop integrated circuits. The control pulses necessary to operate line scanner 606 are applied via amplifiers 603, 604 and 605, which are utilized to provide level adjustments. Line scanner 606, in the illustrated embodiment, is an RL-768C integrated circuit manufactured by the Reticon Corporation of Sunnyvale, California. Additional details concerning the construction of line scanner 606 are disclosed above with respect to the video camera description. Line scanner 606 is scanned at a parallel rate of three megahertz That is, the odd numbered cells in line scanner 606 are scanned at a three megahertz rate and the even numbered cells are also scanned at a three megahertz rate. Thus, line scanner 606, with proper multiplexi-ng of the dual outputs; ±s capable of generating video pulses 'at a six megahertz rate. Even cell and odd cell outputs of line scanner 606 are applied to amplifiers 611 and 610 respectively. Amplifiers 611 and 610, in conjunction with capacitors 607 and t608, are utilized to capture the output of each individual scan, cell. Switching transistor 609 is utilized to after nately remove all charge accumulated on capacitors 607 and 608 between sampling times for adjacent cells of line scanner 606. The PRESET signal accomplishes this and is applied to switching transistor 609 through inverter 6I2 - The outputs of amplifiers 610 and 611, represent ing the relative charge present on capacitors 608 and 607 during each cell scan, are further amplified by amplifiers 613 and 614, in a manner well known in the art. The, outputs of amplifiers 613 and ,614 are next applied to two sample and hold circuits. , The sample and hold circuits are comprised of switching transistors ,617 and 618 and storage capacitors 615 and 616. Thus, the charge present on capacitors 615 and 616 is indicative of the amount of light striking the corresponding scanning cells of line scanner 606 at any selec lted time. The signals are then coupled, via lines 620 and ,621 to a final stage of amplification, consisting of amplifiers 622 and 623 (see Figure 6b). With reference now to Figure 6b, the outputs of 1amplifiers 622 and 623 are each applied to two points within the dynamic threshold circuitry. Dynamic z Dynamic threshold adjust- ment is an important feature of the document processing system of the present invention and allows a single system to process multicolored documents without requiring indiv- - idual level adjustments. The output of amplifier 622, representing the amplified outputs of the odd numbered cells of line scanner 606 See Figure 6a) is applied to one input of comparator 633 and to diode 624. Similarly, the output of amplifier 623, representing the amplified outputs of the even numbered cells of line scanner 606, is applied to one. 'input of comparator 634 and to diode 625. Diodes 624 and 625 perform an OR function and apply the more positive of their individual inputs to capacitor 626. Capacitor 626 is, therefore, rapidly charged to the level of the highest signal applied through diodes 1624 and 625. This level is the "white" threshold and represente a reference point for black/light decisions. The voltage level present on capacitor 626 is applied through | and 634. The voltage drop across diodes 627 and 628 assures that the signa'l creating charge on capacitor 626 will be greater than the resultant reference signal applied to comparators 633 and 634. The charge'present on capacitor 626 will eventual ly discharge slowly through resistors 629 and 630; however, ía reference voltage applied through diode 632 will prevent total discharge and will apply a minimum level which a cell output must exceed in order to be considered "white." Additionally, the time constraints associated with capacitor 626 and resistors 629 and '630, while chosen to be "slow" with respect to individual cell sample times, are suffic- gently "fast" to allow discharge of capacitor 626 between 'adjacent documents. Thus, a totally white background ,document, while in process, will result in a high reference signal being generated on capacitor 626, and result in any signal greater than two diode drops below that level being characterized as "black." However, during the gap between "documents, capacitor 626 will discharge sufficiently so that a colored background document (blue, for example) wlll generate a lower reference level. This system of dynamic reference adjustments allows a single system to process an entire variety of multihued documents without system adjustment, and without the possibility of losing all data contained on a relatively dark background document. For reasons of circuit design not important to the concept, an inverted output is selected from comparators 633 and 634. Therefore, a particular cell in line scanner 606 which detects a "black" area will result in a logic 1 or "high"- output of the appropriate comparator, and a cell which detects a "white" area will result in a logic 0 or "low" output from the appropriate comparator. | Referring now to Figure 6c, the document detection circuitry of the document processor of the present invention is depicted. The odd and even numbered cell outputs from comparators 633 and 634 (See Figure 6b) are applied to shift register 635. Shift register 635 multiplexes the dual three megahertz signals into a single six megahertz video signal. lone output of shift register 635 is applied to shift regis- ter 636. Shift register 636 is loaded each time a "black" cell is detected and shifts each time a "white" cell is detected. After eight consecutive "white" celle have been detected, the output of shift register 636 is shifted out and sets latch 640. Latch 640 is a simple JK type latch and is utilized to generate the signal which indicates the scan is active (ACTSCN1). The output of shift register 635 is also applied to counters 637 and 638. Counters 637 and 638-are the leaving edge detectors and are reset at the end of each scan through line scanner 606. Counters 637 and 638 are utilized to count "white" cells in a single scan. If sixty-four "white" cells are detected in a single scan, counters 637 and 638 set latch 639. Latch 639 is also a simple JK latch ,and is utilized to set edge detection latch 642. The ouput of edge detection latch 642 is utilized to generate the signal which indicates a document is present (ITMPRS1). The output of latch 639 is also applied to |counter 641. Counter 641 is the trailing edge detector Counter 641 is utilized to count the number of complete scans in which 'less than sixty-four "white" cells are de detected. If sixteen such scans are counted, the output of counter 641 is utilized to reset edge detection latch 642. Header 644 is merely a connection means to allow compata- bility between systems which utilize a single video camera and systems which utilize two video cameras. Figure 6d depicts a series of counters and registers utilized to provide operating information to a controlling microprocessor type device. Counters 645a-645f are utilized to count the total number of active cells in a "particular document. The number counted is latched into "registers 646a-646c and is available upon query by the control device. similarly, in applications utilizing two video cameras, counters 647a-647f are utilized to count the total number of active cells in the second side of-a particular document and registers 648a-648c store the total count. I Figure 6e depicts further counters and registers used to provide operating information. Counters 649a-649c count the total number of lines scanned in a particular . w document and latch that number into registers 650a and 650b. Similarly, counters 651a-651c are utilized to count the total number of lines scanned by the second camera and that number is'latched into registers 652a and 652b. Thus, by knowing the total number of cells and the total number of scans, a control device may simply divide to calculate the exact dimensions of a particular document. Also depicted in Figure 6e is bus driver 653. Bus driver 653 is utilized to drive or amplify data being read from any of the interface registers to permit transmittal to a microprocessor type control device. Referring now to Figure 6f, there is depicted a series of ,input and output latches utilized to provide communications to and from a microprocessor type control device. Latches 654, 655, 656 and 657 are utilized to latch in information from the control device to the' 'systeHL. Information and/or commands that test, clear our at the system are received and latched into the appropriate latch. Information received may be utilized to appropriate commands, such as depicted with logic gates 6SBa-6,58d Information, device identification, returning test data and busy indications may be latched into latches 659, 660, 661 or logic gate 662 for access by a control device. With reference now to Figure 6g, there is depicted additional address and control circuitry. Switch 666 is a multiple position DIP switch which may-be set in a unique pattern to specially identify a particular transport and camera, recalling that a system may include additional (transports as a matter of design choice. The positions of the various switches in switch 666 are coupled to comparator 664 for comparison with the eight address bits generated by the micrdprocessor type control device. Thus, it is pos sible for the control device to accurately address: a single' lone of a plurality of devices. If comparator 664 indicates @@ @@@@ess ma@on, @ va@@@ @@@iess Signal (VA@AD) is gener- ated. Once a valid address has been detected, the first, four bits of address, AO, Al, A2 and A3 are utilized to address up-to a maximum of sixteen addressable registers on the addressed device. Bus driver 633-is utilized to couple these address bits to the addressable registers. Bus driver' 665 is utilized to couple control commands and the A4 address bit. The A4 address bit is utilized, in the illustrated embodiment, in conjunction with the valid address signal, to designate either of two video cameras, utilizing Logic gates 667d and 667e. Logic gates 667a-667c are utilized in con junction with other decoded commands to gener'ate internal' read and write commands. Referring now to Figure Sh, there are depicted six decoders utilized to decode command and address information- from the control device. Decoders 669 and 672 are utilized during a memory write command to either video camera. Decoders 670 and 673 are utilized when the control device issues a memory read to either camera. Decoders 671 and 674 decode the commands which access the total cell number and total scan number registers depicted in Figures 6d and 6e. Finally now, with reference to Figure 6i, there is depicted the output circuitry associated with the video camera of the present invention. The depicted embodiment of the present invention utilizes eight separate video buses to transmit video data between various components of ,the sys tern. This group of buses is collectively referred to as the ii x x bus, and any single bus may be selected for any single device to utilize. Control signals from the control device are de coded utilizing decoders 675, 676, 677 and 678. Decoder 675, 676, 677 and 678 may be implemented, in a preferred embodiment, by an integrated circuit of the type 74LS138 manufactured by the Signetics Corporation of Sunnyvale, California. The outputs of decoders 677 and 678 are utilized to enable selected three state buffers. Three state buffers 679a-679d, 'in the illustrated embodlment, will couple the data from one 'camera to one of four video buses, while three state buffers 680a-680a will couple the data from a second camera to one of the four remaining.video buses. DATA COMPRESSION SYSTEM, With reference now to Figures 7 and 8, there is depicted a schematic representation of the circuitry- of the data compression system. Referring now to Figure 7a, the system clock and its complements are applied to the inputs of high speed differential comparator 701, which acts as, a high speed line receiver. In the disclosed embodiment, the system clock is @ @@.@ meganeitz signal generated utilizing a crystal con- trolled oscillator (not shown). The output of comparator 701 is- applied to multivibrators 702 and 733, where the frequency is halved in a manner well known in the art. The output of multivibrator 702-is applied to four bit binary counter 704,'where the haived clodk frequency is further divided into lower frequencies which are utilized throughout the system. Cross point switches 705a, 705b and -705c..are utilized by a microprocessor type control device to select one of eight bus lines to be coupled to the data compression system. The cross pointswitches utilized in a preferred .embodiment of the present invention are Signetics type SD5301 switches. As previously mentioned, the eight line bus referred to as the X bus is comprised, in-one embodiment of the present invention, of eight three wire bus lines. Each bus line has a ready line, a clock line-and a data line., The particular bus selected by cross point switches 705a, 705b and 705c is controlled by bus control register 706, in response to commands from a microprocessor type control device. Bus control register 706 is utilized to control cross point switches 705a, 705b and 705c in conjunction with shift register 707. Shift register 707-is a parallel in serial out (PISO) register which is utilized to serialize the command data from register 706 and couple that serial sized command data to set up the cross point switches. Shift registers 708a and 708b are utilized'in conjunction with -logic gates 709a, 709b, 709c and 709d to enable' cross point switches 705a, 705b and 705c and to control register 706 when data is being written into regis liter 706. By controlling data into register 706 and the clocking of that data out of shift register 707, the operation of the cross point switches is carefully sequenced. In the event that the selected X bus line is occupied, or when a paus'e 'signal indicates that incoming data must temporarily s.top, circuitry is present which will cease data input to the data compression system; A not ready condition out of cross point switch 705a or an internal ally generated pause signal' at the input of NOR gate 710 will generate a signal (RBUSY) which will stop the operation of multivibrator 703, and thence the operation of the output section. Also depicted in Figure 7a is end of data. clock 1 711. Clock 711 is a simple multivibrator which is utilized to generate the end of the output data signal. Referring now to Figure 7b, there is depicted the c'ircuitry by which the microprocessor type control device may accurately address the data compression system .and various registers within the'data compression system. Jumper wire switches 712a and 712b are- utilized with various jumper wires to provide a unique, address for the data compression system. Buffers, 713a and 713b are :utilized to receive a board address and register address from the- control device. Each board may contain up to sixteen separate addressable registers (or thirth-two including read only and write only registers) and therefore four bits of-address AO-A3 are utilized to select a regis ter. The remaining address bits are coupled to com- parators 714a'and 714b where they are compared to the address of the data compression system board, as determined by-the placement of jumper wires in jumper wire switches 712a and 712b. Control signals from the control device are coupled to buffer 715 and one 'of eight decoders 716a-716d are utilsized to decode the selected register address to determine which register will be read or written to by the current command. Logic gate 717 is utilized to receive the INITIAL signal and is utilized to generate the signals which niial ize various other portions ofthe data compression'system. Figures 7c and 7d, when placed side by side in the Imanner indicated in those two figures, depict a schematic representation of the "spot remover" circuitry of the data compression system of the present invention. The spot remover circuitry is utilized to remove any single black "spot" from the data which corresponds to a particular image. A spot is defined for these purposes as a single black cell detected by line scanner 606 (see Figure 6) ,- that is surrounded by white cells. Referring now to Figures 7c and 7d, the data stream representative of a scan through a document is coupled to an input of register 718a and ,then out of regsister 718a and into delay register 719a. Delay register 719a is, in a preferred embodiment, a 1024 bit random access memory that is utilized in the manner of a long shift reg ister. The data out of register 718a is written into delay register 719a at an address determined by address generators 720a-720c. Address generators 720a-'720c are initially loaded to a number which correlates with the number of cells in each scan for a particular document or group of documents. Address generators 720a-72Oc are four bit counters which are utilized to control the addresses in delay registers 719a and 719b. Thus, the data from register 718a is written into an address of delay register 719a which will result in the leading edge of data exiting delay regis ter 719a at the end of each scan. The data exiting delay register 719a is coupled to register 718b and to the input of delay register 719b. As above, the data in delay register 719b is delayed for the i length of a scan and is then coupled to register 7-18c. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that. this config duration will result in a sample of the current -scan being present register 718a, a sample of the previous scan being present in register 718b, and a sample of the next previous scan being present in register 718c. It is therefore a simple matter to examine the gsurrounding cells, utilizing logic gates 721a and 72lb, and to determine whether or not a particular black cell is a "spot" that should be removed. Logic gate 723 compares the single cell with the surrounding cells and generates the signal which removes the spot. Wire jumper 724 is provided to allow the spot-remover circuitry to be disabled, if that is desired in a particular embodiment Register 725 is a four bit, parallel access shift 1, register which is utilized, in conjunction with flip-flop 726, to generate write enable signals and various system clock signals. With reference now to Figures 7e and 7f, which when. placed side by side in the manner indicated in the drawings, depict the scan memory address circuitry The data associated with a plurality of adjacent scans through a. document must be stored and examined to permit data compression, and such storage must be accomplished in a precise manner to permit later synthesis of a document image. In order to accomplish this storage in an orderly fashion, the number of scans and the number of cells in each scan must be carefully tracked. Comparator 725 in Figure 7f is utilized to compare the number of cells in each scan with an incremented address. The number of cells in each scan is loaded into the data compression system, by a control device, through registers which are not shown. The incremented address which controls the storage location of incoming data is generated by scan memory address generators 726a, 726b and 726c. .Address generators 726a, 726b and 726c are four bit binary counters which are -initialized and then utilized to count to an address which corresponds to the number' of 'cells in each scan a-s determined in comparator 725. When the address thus generated is equal tithe number of cells in a scan, the process is repeated. Each time comparator 725 detects the end of-a scan, the output signal is coupled to scan counter 727. Scan counter 727 is utilized to keep track of the number of scans stored, because, as will be explained below, the data compression system of the present invention operates with twelve scans in temporarily storage in scan memory. Read address generators 728a and 728b are utilized. to generate the addresses which will be utilized to read the scan data from temporary storage in the scan memory. A separate read address generator is necessary because as will be explained herein, the scan data in temporary storage is read out of the scan memory in a'different order than the order in which it was stored. Multivibrator 729 is utilized to initiate the address generators and read address generators at the beginning of operation. Parallel access shift register 730 and multivibrator 731 are utilized to develop various clocks and reset commands utilized to-' operate the data compression system of the present invention. Buffers 732 and 733 are utilized to buffer and isolate the clocks and reset signals so generated. Figures 7g and 7h, when positioned side by side in the manner indicated in the figures, form a schematic, diagram of the scan memory previously discussed Each of the memory blocks depicted, 734a-734d, 735a-735d and 736a 736d are implemented utilizing a 1024 bit random access memory. Thus, each memory block may temporarily store one Icomplete scan through a document, recalling-that a scan may consist of'up to seven hundred and sixty-eight separate cells of line scanner 606 of Figure 6. Further, the scan memory 'formed by the combination of memory blocks 734a-734d, 735a-735d and 736a-736d may temporarily store twelve indit- idual scans. Figures 7i and 7j, when positioned as indicated in. the figures, form a schematic diagram of the address iaul't'i-- plex circuitry of the scan memory of the present invention. Address multiplex circuitry is necessary because, although the data obtained from line scanner 606 (Figure 6) is obtained and written into temporary storage in the scan memory in a vertical format (with respect to the do'cument image), experimentation has shown that maximum data compression will occur with analysis of that data in a horizon-¯ tal format. As previously'discussed, the scan memory formed by memory blocks 734a-734d, 735a-735d and 736a-736d (Figures 7g and 7h) form temporary storage for twelve complete vertical scans. The data within the scan memory is analyzed horizontally in groups of four scans. Therefore, the twelve memory blocks are further broken down into three groups, two of which are being read while the third group is being written into. The two groups being read are referred to -as the current data and previous data. The previous data a repre sents the previous four scans prior to the current four scans read into the system and is maintained in temporary storage to determine what, if any, relationship exists between that data and the current data. This examination is necessary -to detect possible 'redundancies which may be removed and replaced with coded equivalents. The described system of vertical writing and horizontal reading requires address multiplexing to insure proper operation. Consider the subgroup of four memory blocks into which data is being written. A memory block is enabled, an address is supplied from scan memory address generator 726a-726c (Figure 7e), and the address is incre melted until comparator 725 (Figure 7f) indicates the ad dress has reached the end of the number of cells in a scan. Next the memory block enable signal is incremented, the address generators are initialized and the process is re peated until four-scans are written into the scan memory. When a subgroup of the memory blocks is being read, an address is generated by read address generators 728a and 728b (Figure 7e) and" the memory block enable signal - is' incremented t-hrough a four count. Next, the address is incremented and the-memory block enable signal-is incre- mented through the four memory blocks in the subgroup. Decoder 737 acts as a one of three decoder which enables one of the'three subgroups of the scan memory at a time. A subgroup of memory is enabled-utilizing address multiplexers. The first, subgroup utilizes address multi plexers 738a-738d. Each address multiplexer is a quad two line to one line multiplexer. Address multiplexer 738a is. utilized to provide the chip enable - signal (CE) which - determines which of the four memory blocks within the subgroup is enabled. Address multiplexers 738b-d are utilized to provide the address within the enabled memory block, and the signal which determines whether data Xis.b ng read from or written to the selected address. Address multiplexers 739a-d and 740a-d operate identically with respect to the second and third scan memory¯subgroups. Decoder 741 is a dual one of four decoder which is utilized to provide the read and write enable signals which serve as the inputs to 'address multiplexers 738a, 739a and 740a. Multiplexer 742 is' a dual four line to' -one line multiplexer which is utilized to select the output of a particular subgroup of the scan memory to be output as the current data, and the output of a second subgroup to be output as the previous scan data. With reference now to Figure 7k, there is depicted the shift registers which allow examination of the scan data temporarily stored in the scan memory. Current scan data is shifted into the sixteen bit shift register formed by eight bit shift registers 743a and 743b. Data from the previous scan is simultaneously shifted into the sixteen bit shift register formed by eight bit shift registers 744a and 744b. In this manner, current data may be compared to previous data a'nd redundancies in current data may be' examined in a bit by bit manner, as the data shifts through the shift registers'. Multivibrator' 745 is utilized to enable scan memory address multiplexer 738a, 739a and 740a (Figure 7i) after the completion af the first scan. Referring now to Figure 71, muitivioracors 746 and 747 are utilized to develop the shift enable signals (SFTEN and SFTEN) which are utilized throughout the system to enable various shift clocks and reset signals. Multivi- orator 748 is utilized to develop the duplicate enable signal (DUPENF) which is utilized during those periods when the scan data is duplicating previous values and the re-dundancy may be removed. Multivibrator 749 is utilized to generate the BUSY signal, in response to the signal indicating the system is armed and that data is being clocked into the system. Four bit binary counter 750 is utilized as a time out counter. After a signal is received indicating the end of scan data, counter 750 is utilized to provide the signal which shuts down the system. Flip-flop 751 and multivi vibrator 752 are utilized to provide additional clock signals after the end of data has been detected, to ensure that data' within the system is completely processed prior to system shutdown. Figures 7m and 7n, when joined in the manner indicated in the figures, form a schematic diagram of a 'section of-the redundancy removal circuitry of the data compression system of the present invention. Experimentation in the field of video image data compression has proven that while examining horizontal sections of four-scan-cells, there exist certain predominant repetitive patterns. These patterns are referred to herein as "Q" codes, and the most common three codes are: a black cell followed by three white cells (1000 in binary repre sentation); two black cells followed by two ,white cells (1100 in binary representation); and, three black cells followed by a single white cell (1110 in binary representation). In view of the above, it will prove beneficial to examine the scan data to determine if a series of these Q codes are present. To that end, current data present in shift registers 743a and 743b (figure 7k) is coupled to Q code logic array 753. Logic array 753 is a field programmable logic array such as the 825100, manufactured by Signetics of Sunnyvale, California. Logic array 753 is utilized to determine first, whether or not one of the aforementioned three Q codes is present in the first four positions of the sixteen bit logic array,' and second, how many repetitions of that- code are present. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that up to four con secutive four bit Q codes may be present at a single time in logic array 753. The current data present in shift registers 743a and 743b is also simultaneously coupled to blackfwhite logic array 754. In a manner similar to the operation of logic array 753, logic array 754 examines- the first bit present to determine whether it is black or white, and secondly how many consecutive blacks or whites follow the first bit. In the preferred embodiment, logic arrays. 753 and 754 are utilized to detect the state of the data coupled thereto and to ensure that the redundancy present is at least eight bits in length. ThiS requirement is a design choice; however, since the redundancy to be removed must be replaced with ali identifying code and an indication of the length of the redundancy (count), eight bits seems to be a practical minimum length. The state of the data in logic array 753 and 754 is coupledto transparent latches 755 and 756 respectively. The output of latches 755 and 756 a-re coupled to latches 757a and 757b, each of said latches formed by one half of a single twenty pin latch circuit, and to the address--pins of count memories 758 and 759. Count memories 758 and 759 are utilized, in conjunction with four bit binary counters 760 and 761, to disable transparent-latches 755 and 756 for a selected period of time. Disabling circuitry is necessary to avoid various problems present during data 'shifting. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a Q code, as previously defined, loses its identity if shifted one-bit. Therefore, if four Q codes are detected in logic array 753, it will be necessary to disable latch 755 until sixteen bits have been clocked through, to determine if additional Q codes are present. To this end, the output of latch 755 will address a value in count memory 758,. Counter 760 will disable latch 755 and continue to do so until the selected count in count memory 758 is achieved. Similarly the output of latch 756 will her utilized to address a value in count memory 759 and counter 761 will disable latch 756 to allow the identified data to be shifted out of logic array 754. A slight difference in operation is utilized if logic array 754 contains data which indicates a series of black'cells in the scan. In this case, the latch will be disabled unti'l the last three black cells 'in the previous group have been shifted to the first three positions in logic array 75'4. At this point, the data will be examined to determine whether or not the last three black cells comprise the-beginning:of a Q code. This operation repeats until he last black cell is shifted out. Multivibrators 762 and 763 are utilized to, enable latches 757a and 757b. Each time a particular redundancy has been finally coded and output by the data compression system, latches ,757a- and 757b are enabled to latch in the outputs of latches 755 and 756. Referring now to Figure 7O, two other possible states 6f scan data may be determined. First, in the event that the stream of data examined by the data compression system is not wholly black or white, or comprised of a group of consecutive Q codes, it is still possible that redundancy exists in that data. The most easily detected redundancy < will exist when the data from the current scan, while varying in no discernible pattern, may entirely duplicate the data from a previous scan. One such example may be an intricate but repetitive border or edge de@ign on a check or other document. Such cases are identified using logic array 764. Logic array 764 can simultaneously examine eight bits of current data and eight bits of previous data to determine l whether or'not the data-is duplicative. In a manner similar to that explained above with respect, to black or, white data the output of logic array 764 is coupled to transparent latch 765. The output of transparent latch 765 is coupled I to count memory 766 and is utilized to address a ,vaue which is coupled to four bit binary counter 767 Binary counter 767 is utilized to disable latch 765 white data is being shifted through logic 'array 764. In the disclosed embodiment7 as a matter of design choice if the data changes from one code to another and-the duplicate code was available at, the beginning of the current code, the code will be changed to a duplicate code if the data being duplicated also changes and duplicates for at least five additional bits. If the duplication of previous data does not duplicate for at least five additional bits of scan data, is then the data compression system will code out the old code and change to the new code and begin to encode the- new values of scan data. After a previous redundancy has been identified, coded and output from the data compression system of-the present invention, latch 768 is enabled, latching in the next type of redundancy to be coded. Multivibrators 770 and 771 are utilizedto latch in the duplicate data mode throughout the data compression system of the present invention and to continue the dupli cate data mode beyond a change in state of data if the duplication continues for at least five additional bits of scan data. As a last resort, if a series of Q codes, black cells, white cells or duplications are not present, the data compression system of the present invention wi,ll,store actual data, without compression. To overcome such a deter mination (referred'to herein as "mapping" or a "map" func ti,on) a minimal amount of redundancy is required before the data compression system will begin encoding data. As a matter of design choice, the disclosed embodiments will cease mapping and begin to encode data if at least- eleven black or white cells are detected, at least three consecu tive Q codes are detected, or any-combination of codes which exceeds eleven bits. Logic array 769 is the mapping termin ation logic array and is utilized to examine the scan data for the previously enumerated situations which will overcome the mapping function'.' Referring now to Figures 8a and 8b, which when joined in the manner indicated in the figures, form a schematic diagram of the count and code out circuitry of the data compression system of the present invention. Logic gates 801a, 801b and 801c are utilized in 'conjunction with the logic gates associated therewith, to encode the output of latches 757a and 757b of Figure 7m, and couple that data to quad two input multiplex 803. It should be recalled that the data in registers 757a and 757b repre sent the code currently being utilized in the data-com pression system. Similarly,.logic 'gates -802a, 802b and 802c are utilized, in conjunction with the logic gates associated therewith, to encode the outputs of.latches 755, and 756 of Figure 7m. Latches 755 and.756 are the transparent latches utilized to hold the data which represents the next data to be utilized in the data compression system Thus, when a section of data is output by the system, the next data to be coded out is switched through multiplex 803. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in addition .o-the type of redundancy being removed from the data stream, it will be'necessary to include the length of the redundancy in order allow-eventual reconstruction of the redundancy. To this end, counters 804, 805 and 806 form 'a twelve bit binary counter. The counter thus formed pro vides inputs to the field programmable logic array 807 which' controls the coded count counters. Again, as a matter of. design choice, the data compression system of the present invention includes certain maximum data counts in each type of redundancy-(see Table I). The selection of a p-articular maximum count is based upon requirements of the code selected and the physical liklihood that certain redundancies occur with greater length than other redundancies. The longest count acceptable in the disclosed embodiment of the present invention is 4096 bits in either the white cell mode or the duplicate mode. Each of the other modes has. a lower maximum count, as indicated in Table I. When the counter formed by four bit counters 804., 805 and 806 reaches the maximum count of 4095, rollover multivibrator 808 is set on the next clock, and the output of multivibrator 808 is utilized to ensure various actions. The lower maximum counts available for black cell mode or Q code mode make it advisable from a data compression viewpoint, to operate in duplicate mode or white cell mode if possible. Multivibrator 809 is utilized, to force the data compression system into the duplicate mode, if a code length overflow, condition is reached by counters 804, 805 and 806 In other than the white cell mode (white cell mode maximum count being equal to duplicate mode maximum count), and the duplicate mode is set, The forced duplicate imode will also occur if a code change occurs (black to 1white, for example') and the d,Wo'licate mode could have. been utilized. Multivibrator 810 is utilized, for similar pur- .poses, to keep track of the, cell count in a mapping' mode of operations If a map count occurs which is greater than five cells and less than eight, and the duplicate mode could have been utilized at the beginning of the count, the duplicate mode will be forced, rather than allow a map code. Referring now to the figure formed by joining Figures 8c and 8d in the manner indicated, there is depicted a schematic diagram of additional circuitry including the duplicate mdde circuitry of the data compression system of the present invention. Multivibrator 811 is the circuit element,-utilized to keep the data compression system in the mapping mode of -operation, until one of the aforementioned special map termination conditions occurs. Multivibrator 812 is the circuit element utilized to enable, a' change t'o duplicate code when.the maximum data count-occurs 'for a' redundancy type other than white cell (white cell maximum count being equal to duplicate cell maximum count). The group logic gates labeled 813, and the 'inputs associated therewith, are utilized to enables logic array 814 after a sufficient time period has elapsed to allow the previously identified data to be clocked-through. The output of logic gates 813 is then-utilized to enable logic array 814, the decision logic array Logic array'814 is utilized to determine whether or not then code present should be cod-ed out.' Logic array 815 is utilized to control four bit counters 816, 817 and 818, which are utilized to generate the coded count of the section of data, Counter 819 is the duplicate mode load counter and is utilized to count the number-of times the duplicate 'counter has been loaded. Quad multiplexers 820, 821 and 822 are utilized to output the duplicate mode cell coded count or the coded II I count of the number of cells in a black or white cell count, a Q code count or a mapping count, as selected by logic gate 823. With With reference now to the figure formed by j.oining ,4Figure 8e and 8f in the manner indicated, there is depicted buffers 824 and 825. Buffers 824 and 825 are first in-first out (FIFO) buffers that are utilize'd to control the cell count during a mapping function, to determine how many cells are utilized during a particular mapping function Multivibrator 826 is utilized to provide additional bits to fill up a four bit word in the FIFO data buffers in Iorder,to permit transfer of the cells stored therein. Output control counters 828 and 829 are four bit counters which are utilized to count the number of cells output from the buffers during the mapping mode of operation. Comparator 827 checks ,the output of buffers 824 and 825 against a reference signal to to determine if the maximum'map count was coded. Comparator 827 is then utilized to prevent muitivibrators 831 and 832 from flushing out theremaining data stored in the map data buffer, if the mapping function has been coded out due to a maximum count. If the mapping function has been terminated due to other than a maximum count (a forced duplicate mode, or a code change) multivibrators 831 and 832 are utilized to flush out a single four bit byte in the data buffer to indicate the end of a mapping function data stream. Logic gates 833 and multiple m@ltivibrator 834 are utilized to generate and latch out a terminal count at the end of transmitted data This artificial count is referred to as a terminal count ,and is utilized to allow completion of the compression of the final bits of data. Referring now to Figures 8g and 8h, when Joined in the manner indicated in the figures, there is detected multivibrator 835, which is utilized to delay data entering buffer 836. Buffer 836 is a four by sixteen bit FIFO buffer that is utilized to temporarily store data during a mapping function. Recalling that a mapping cell count of greater than five cells and less than eight cells may result in a forced duplicate mode, if duplication is possible, it should be apparent, to those skilled in the art that at least eight cells in a mapping function mode must be examined-before a map code-is possible. Thus, buffer 836 is utiiized-to provide temporary storage until such a decision is maae. Logic gate 838 is utilized to reset buffer 836 if 'a forced duplicate mode occurs. In the event that eight 'mapping function node cells are encountered, and the forced duplicate mode is not utilized, multivibrator 839 is utilized, to-dump the data from buffer 836 into- four "by sixty-four buffer 837 Buffer 837 is utilized as a first in-first out buffer which stores the data utilized, during a map mode of operation. Multivibrator 839' will also cause the data in buffer 836 to dump, into buffer 837 if the data terminates prior to Igti± kiJ land is coded out as a map code. Quad multivibrator 840 is utilized in conjunction with multivibrator 834' (see Figure 8f) to provide additional delayed terminal count signals in the manner explained above. Multivibrator 841 is the serial out clock enable circuit and is utilized to enable the output of buffer 837 when it is desired to butput the map data. Multivibrator 842 is the master serial output enable latch which enables the various code, count and map buffer outputs. Multivibrator 843 is the load output counter latch which'is utilized to detect the fact that data is present at the various counter control buffers, such as buffers 824 and 825 (see Figure 8e) and to load the counters. Multivibrator 844 is the transfer out parallel latch which is utilized to detect the terminal count signals which indicate that each counter has reached the end of the count 'desired. After all terminal counts are detected, the data in storage is transferred out in parallel, and latch 8-43 is, ,then utilized to latch in new counter control data. Multivibrator 845 is utilized to disable the output of multivibrator 844', at logic-gate 846, after the data has been transferred out, to ensure that only one set of data is transferred out. Multivibrator 847 is utilized to generate the serial output clock to decode buffer and multivibrator 848 is utilized to generate the serial output clock to the count buffer. These two multivibrators are then responsible for serially outputting both the specific code and, the count of cells within that code. With reference now to Figure 8i, there is depicted a a schematic representation of the count bit shifter circuit ry of the present inventiqn. Referring again to Table I, it can be seen that the number of bits in a particular count may vary from a maximum of eleven bits to a minimum of two bits. In order to accurately keep track of the count in a |particular code, it is necessary to keep track of the most significant bit of the count. The least significant-bit of the count is fixed and relatively easy to obtain, however, the most significant bit must be ascertained. Logic array 852 is utilized to determine how many bits are present in a particular code. The inpute to logic array 852 include the particular code encountered and the number of times the count has been'loaded. Utilizing this, input data, logic array'852 is coupled to bit-shifters 853858, to control the position of the most significant bit of the count. Bit shifters 853-858 are four bit shifters' with three state outputs that shift each four bit word from zero to three places.' Thus, under the control- of logic array 852r it is possible to shift the most significant bit of the' count to a desired position. -In the preferred embodiment, the most significant bit of the output count is shifted into the first bit to be serially output. Referring now to Figures 8j and Sk, when jiI,Ied' in the manner indicated in the figures form a schematic diagram of a section of the output circuitry of the data compression system of the present invention. Logic array 859 generates the control information for the code and count logic arrays The outputs of logic array 859 are coupled to four by sixteen bit buffers 860 and 861. The data thus stored in buffers 860 and 861 is utilized to control four bit counters 862 and 863 respectively. Counters, 862 and 863 are utilized to generate selected terminal count signals. Logic arrays 864 and 865 are also coupled to thecode and load count signals and are utilized to generate the actual code to be serially output (see Table I); The actual code is loaded into buffers 866-869 for serial outputting. Buffers 866-869 are all four by sixteen bit first in-first out buffer memories. Buffers 866-869 give the system the capability of utilizing up to sixteen bits of code; however,, in the disclosed embodiment not all bits are utilized. Buffers 870-872 are the count buffers. The count data output from bit shifters 853-858 (Figure 8i) is coupled to buffers 870-872 to be serially output from the system. As above, buffers 870-872 are four by sixteen bit first infirst out buffer memories. Logic gates 873 are utilized, in conjunction with certain outputs of counter 863 to generate an additional terminal count signal. Referring now to Figure 81, there is depicted a schematic representation of the section of the data conpression system that is utilized to determine the size of tithe document image. Four bit counters 874 and 875 are utilized to divide the coded output of the data compression system by thirty-two, Each time counters 874 and 875 reach thirty-two, the total in four bit counters 876-879 is incremented. Thus, the data in counters 876-879 represente how many thirty-two bit words are present in each image. The'outputs of-counters 876-879 are coupled to registers 880 and 881 where the control device may access the data. Multivibrator 882 is utilized to store the count tat the end of an image. Multivibrator 882 is reset when its contents are read Multivibrator 883 is utilized to initialize the counters by forcing the counters to a load condition until receipt-of a first data clock. ! Referring now to Figure 8m, there is depicted a schematic representation of the 'logic circuitry which allows a coded representation to be output from the data comprise sion system. Logic gate 884 will allow a code out whenever a code change is allowed- (CNGAL) or the.end of data has been reached. Logic gate 885 will allow a code out during a map function if the, code is changed to a duplicate mode Logic gate 886 will allow a code out if one of these special map mode termination sequences is encountered, as previously discussed. Logic gate 887 is the logic gate which allows black cell codes to be terminated early to begin Q code mode of operation, as discussed herein, In conjunction with logic gate 887, multiviorator 886 is utilized to ensure that greater than seven black cell's have been detected prior to allowing an early termination of black cell mode of operation to code Q codes. Multivibrator 889 is utilized to detect the overflow condition which will result when the bit counters exceed the maximum count for a particular mode of operation In such event, the code in question is output and the system begins counting anew. Each of the previously discussed code out signals are applied to multivibrator 890, which is utilized to generate the parallel load signal which is utilized to load out the current code and count. Multivibrator 891 is trig- gered along with multivibrator 89'0 and is utilized to select certain multiplexers which allow a look ahead function for the various logic arrays. Multivibrator 892 is utilized to generate a buffer overflow error signal if the data compression system of the present invention attempts to load additional data into the output buffers while th'ese buffers are full. Referring now to Figure 8n, there is depicted the coded counters for the data cQmpression system of the present invention. Counter 893 is the load counter which is utilized to determine how many times counters 894a-894c have been loaded. Counters 894a-894c are utilized to generate the coded count of the, number of cells in a current black, white, Q code or mapping mode of operation: Referring finally to Figure 8O, logic gate 895 and the logic gates associated therewith are utilized to generate an internal register full signal in the event that any one of the first |in-first out buffers is full. The internal register full signal is utilized to generate -an error signal if additional data is loaded into a full register. i Multivibrators 896 and 897a-897d are utilized to I generate a four phase clock signal for utilization in the operation of the data compression system. Multivibrator 896 is utilized to double the-GX/2 clock from multivibrators 702 and 733 (Figure 7a) from 15.25 megahertz back up to 30.5 megahertz. In turn, multivibrators 897a-897d are then 'utilized to divide the 30.5 megahertz clock downinto a four phase clock in a manner well knownin the art. MICROFILM SYSTEM The document processor of the present' invention incorporates a microfilm recorder-238 (See Figure 2) which allows selective microfilming of documents during the same ,pass in which several other processing functions occur. Thus, a particular document may be read, encoded, endorsed, image captured,' sorted and filmed during a single pass through the document processor. The microfilm system utilized within the present 1invention is based upon the StGR-200B Scannermate microfilm recorder, manufactured by the Terminal Data Corporation of Woodland Hills, California. It will be appreciated by those ordinarily skilled in the art that other microfilm recorders will find use in the present system, as a matter of design choice. Microfilm recorder 238 films both sides of, a document, at a speed of up to one hundred inches per second. The film motion is synchronized with the document transport and a document detector, stopping between'documents so that interimage spacing is' independent of other processing, thereby ensuring maximum film usag'e and, format continuity. Microfilm recorder 238, in a preferred eibodiment, also records a program controlled sequence number and an image count mark (commonly known as a "blip") above each recorded image. Approximately 14,000 documents may be microfilmed on one hundred- feet of 16mm. film, assuming an average document length of seven inches. The sequence numbers and image count marks allow rapid addressing and accessing of individual 'documents. The microfilmed copies of the documents being processed may provide. either a backup system for the digital image system, or may be utilized as hard copy archival storage for the documents in question. DATA EXPANSION SYSTEM Referring now to Figures 9a and 9b, and the joint figure formed thereby, there is depicted a block diagram of the major components of the data expansion system of the present invention. x bus receiver 901 is utilized to récèivè data from the specific x bus channel selected by x bus select '-902 The data thus received is coupled to serial in-parallel out register 903,, and then latched into latch 904 and parallel in-serial out register 905. The additional latch and register circuitry is required to allow, the receipt of up to eight more bits, of data after the input register of the data expansion system is full Logic gates 906 and 907 are-coupled to latch 904 and register 905 and are utilized in conjunction with X bus select 908 and X.bus transmitter 909 to stop data flow during periods when the.aforementioned latch and register are full. The data in register 905 is coupled to a sixteen bit, serial in-parallel out working register 910. The number of bits shifted into register 910 is controlled by shift counter 911. Shift counter 911 operates based upon the content of sicteen bit adder 912. The initial count in sixtéen bit adder 912 is applied to ROM address generator 914 which is utilized to address data within code ROM 915. Code ROM 915 outputs additional data which is applied to sixteen bit adder 912. The new content of sixteen bit adder 912 is utilized to control shift counter 911, and thus control the number of bits shifted into working register 910. Examining the contents of Table I, it can be seen that in the disclosed embodiment, the minimum number of bits in a code is three. Therefore, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art, that if adder 912 is empty, that condition should cause ROM generator 914 'to'select a code within code ROM 915 that will cause three bits to be shifted into register 910. As the contents of adder 912 are recognized as an identifiable code, code ROM 915 will generate data which will allow the correct number of bits to be clocked into register 910, and provide the bias necessary for the correct count. By way of example, when the system recognizes the 111011i code, code ROM 95 will provide data to adder 912 to allow eleven additional bits of data to enter'register 910. (see Table I, White Cell Mode) As eleven bits of count are coupled to adder 912,.a bias of 1024 is coupled into adder 912 to be summed with the eleven bit number. The bias value may be coupled directly to adder:912, or, should the value be higher than eight bits, by means of high bias latch 916. Code'ROM.915 also generates a function code based upon the translation ofthe code initially entered into adder 912. The function code is applied to function latch 917, where it is applied to data multiplex 918. Data multiplex 918 is utilized to select a voltage potential (black cells in this embodiment), a ground potential (white cells) a duplicate function pin, a mapping function pin, or Q code register 919. Q code register 919 is a recirculating register which contains each of the three Q codes previously discussed, and may be accessed repeatedly to provide a stream of repetitive Q codes. During a mapping function, no data compression was possible and the actual data has been stored. When data multiplex 918 selects the mapping function pin, data multi plex 918 is coupled to the input of register 910, and receives actua'l data received from the X bus. During a dup- licate function data multiplex 918 is coupled to the output of duplicate buffer 920, the operation of which will be ex plained below. i The output of data multiplex 918, representing expanded image data, is coupled through serial in-parallel out latch 925' and 926 onto a four bit wide data bus. The image data is then coupled simultaneously to four scan buffers 923 and 924, and four scan dupe buffer. 92,0. 'Up to eight complete scans of data are selectively stored in buffers 923 and 924, as'sequenced by the operation of multi plexes 927 and 928. Four scan dupe buffer 920 stores the most current rour previous scans of data and thus permits duplication. The output of buffer 920 is coupled back to data multiplex 918 by means of register 922. The data contained in buffers 923 and 924 may not be selectively accessed by multiplex 930 to provide at least two formats'of data. The data stored in buffers 923 and 924 may be output in the "scan" mode, that is, in the manner in which the data was captured by the digital scanning circuitry. This method of data output is obtained by accessing" buffer 923 abd reading out an entire scan, then incrementing the scan number. In other applications, it is more advantageous to output image data in the "ladder" mode. In the ladder mode, data is obtained from the first address in each scan and the scan number is then incremented. After the first cell or address has been read out of each o'f the four scans in buffer 923, buffer 924 is accessed in a similar manner. Thus, the ladder'mode provides eight bits of data," each bit from a different scan of the digital scanning circuitry. The next eight bits provided are from the next address in each scan. The process of, restoring eight scans of data, at one cell per scan resembles the structure-of a ladder, and therefore is described as the "ladder" mode. As a final variation and possible image data manipulation, latches 932 and 9.33 may be utilized to reverse. the order of each byte of eight bits. This technique may., be utilized to provide mirror imaging. In systems which utilized two digital cameras to capture the image of each side of a document, one side will invariably be mirrored from the other. Latches 932 and 933 are utilized to correct the situation when restoring the mirrored image. The data out of latches 932 and933 is coupled through buffer 936 to output control circuitry 937. Output control circuitry 937 is utilized to select, an appropriate X bus channel and transmit the data. Output control circuitry 937 is also utilized to control-the receipt of signals from the X bus to indicate the availability of a particular channel. VIDEO TERMINAL SUBSYSTEM Referring now to Figure 10, there is depicted a more detailed block diagram of video terminal subsystem 136 (see Figure lb). Video terminal subsystem 136 is utilized, in the document processing system of the present invention, provide video images of selected documents along with alphanumeric information. Video terminal subsystem 136 provides the selected video images by means of digital image data captured by the digital camera, in one embodiment, and is utilized, to allow processing of data present on documents which is not in machine readable format., For example, video images may be utilized to examine signatures to compare two signatures or to examine handwritten amount fields on documents such as checks. Video terminal subsystem 136 will also find broad application in other areas wherein it is desired to present a video image generated by digital data, with or without the additional of alphanumeric characters. Digital facsimile transmission, digital document storage and II word processing are a few of the many uses such a system may find find. video image data is' transferred to' video terminal subsystem 136 by means of X bus distributor 142. Control or program information is transterred to video terminal sub system 136 via synchronous data link control slave 138 and mapped by way of direct memory- access 1002 into micro1 processor 1004 and memory 1006. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, microprocessor 1004 is a high level device capable of addressing external memory 1006 for pro gram instructions. The video image data transferred via X bus dis tributor 142 is coupled to an appropriate video formatter. In the embodiment disclosed, up to four video formatters are utilized with each video terminal subsystem; however, additional subsystems'may be utilized and/or the number of- terminal controllers may be modified as a matter of design choice. Each video formatter contains a substantial -amount of memory and is, capable of storing sufficient digital data to support an entire image for the appropriate video terminal. The detailed description of the circuitry and-capability of the video formatters will be explained in greater depth with reference-to Figures lla-llo and 12a-12o. Video formatters 1008, 1010, 1012 and 1014 each correspond to a single video terminal, namely, video terminals 1018, 10-20, 1022 and 1024. Each video terminal is coupled to an appropriate video formatter and keyboard by means of dual-terminal controller I/O devices 1016 and 1017 and terminal I/O devices 1019, 1021, 1023 and 1025. Dual terminal controller I/O devices 1016 and 1017 each differentially drive video to two terminals and provide differential receivers and serial to parallel conversion for inputs from two keyboards. Terminal I/O devices 1019, 1021, 1023 and 1025 each receive, differentially driven video for one terminal arid provide parallel to seria@@ conversion and differential drive for "data from one terminal keyboard to the appropriate dual terminal controller I/O port. VIDEO FORMATTER With reference now to Figures lla-llo and 12a-12q, there is depicted a schematic diagram of the circuit compon ents of the video formatter of the present invention The video formatter of the present invention is utilized to provide image data and control to the video terminals of video terminal subsystem 136 and image data to the laser printer of laser printer subsystem 124. In alternate¯em- bodiments, the video forma'tter of the present invention' will find wide application in various areas wherein images are required to -be- stored or manipulated in digital format. Applications' such as digital facsimile transmission/reception and word processing equipment are but a few of the--many applications such a device will find. Referring now particularly to Figures lla and llb, which, when joined in' the manner indicated in the figures, depict a schematic diagram of the device control registers and memory address generation circuitry of the video for matter of the present invention. Multivibrator 11o1 is utilized to provide a power up master clear signal to initialize the video formatter. Control register 1102 is utilized to receive 'control signals from an appropriately programmed external' control device. The outputs of control register 1102 are coupled to the logic gates associated therewith and are utilized to generate various internal control signals. The control signals thus generated are utilized throughout the system to ready the bus, select a bank of internal memory for access by the control device, determine in what sequence data will be transferred and to generate an interlace synchronized signal for image display. Buffer 1103 is the device identification buffer and is utilized by the external control device to determine what type of'device is coupled to the bus. Similarly, buffer 1104 is utilized by the control device to test the status of the video formatter during and before operation. In the discussion of the video subsystem it was stated that the video formatter could subdivide the display into up to nine separate display zones. Multivibrators 1105 through 1108 are utilized to address these zones. Multi vibrators 1105 and 1106 form the band counter, which is utilized to determine a horizontal band across the display. Multivibrators 1107 and 1108 form the zone counters which are utilized to determine the address of the section within a a particular band. Those skilled in the art will recognize that by utilizing two bit binary numbers to characterize both the band and zone address the system will have the capability of defining up to sixteen separate zones. In deed, although only nine zones are visible in the disclosed embodiment, the remaining seven zones are utilized for horizontal and vertical retrace. In alternate embodiments, utilizing laser printers"or other non-display devices, all sixteen zones may be utilized to provide visible image. Quad multivibrator 1109 is utilized simply to provide a shift delay in order to coordinate with a video attribute circuit which will be discussed below, Octal transceiver 1110 is utilized to couple data to and from the internal memory bus and inverter buffer 1111 acts as a bus receiver to the internal control memory of the video formatter. One of eight decoder 1112 is utilized to select a particular integrated circuit memory chip, in the internal ii I control memory and buffer 1113 is utilized to couple the II appropriate memory address to the selected integrated cir- cuit control memory chip. Referring now to the joint figure formed by Figures llc and lld there is depicted a schematic representation of the main timing circuitry and display memory timing circuitry of the video formatter of the present invention. The main timing signal is generated by crystal II oscillator'ill4 which provides an-extremely stable 30.5 megahertz clock signal. The main clock signal is then di vided by two utilizing multivibrator 1115. Serial inparallel out register 1116 is utilized to provide the individual bit timing signal. Register 1116 is operated in the manner of a counter, propagating a pulse through the register. The video formatter of the present invention mav be utilized to supply formatted video to a display terminal or other device such as a laser printer,. In those appli- cat ions in which it is desired to supply video to a remote device, it will be necessary to provide the image data over a bus, such as the aforementioned X bus. In such applica tions, it is imperative that the data transmission begin at a known point, such as the upper left corner of the image in the disclosed embodiment. To that end, multivibrators 1117 and 1118 are utilized to ensure data transmission begins at the the appropriate point. Multivibrator 1117 is utilized to enable the transmit pause as the appropriate portion of the I data approaches. Multivibrator 1118 is then utilized to establish the synchronization of data transmission at that point. point. Similarly, multivibrators 1119 and 1120 are utilized to temporarily pause during transmission of image data if the image memory must be refreshed or the device receive ing the image data is not ready to receive additional data. Multivibrator 1119 is utilized to enable the clock pause which will eventually stop transmission of the image data. Multivibrator 1120 then synchronizes the pause data transmission with fetches of data from image memory. t! . Multivibrator 1121 is the memory timing multivibrator and generates the timing signals utilized to re- trieve data from the image memory to be displayed or transomitted to a remote device. Multibrator 1122 is a slightly faster reacting multivibrator which is utilized to signal , the end of a byte of image data to the video' display con | troller circuit, thus triggering the reading and displaying of that byte of data. Multivibrator 1123 is the address advance vibrator, which is utilized to load or increment the address counters which are utilized to access' image data, Referring now to Figures lle, llf and llg, which, when joined in the manner indicated in the figures, form a 'schematic diagram of the video screen format timing circuitry of or the video formatter'of the-present invention.. The circuitry thus depicted is that circuitry which allows the definit'ion of the discrete display areas previously dis operator in terms of certain parameters. These parameters include the zone width and height. The zone height is defined by an arbitrary dimension called "rows" and each "row" is further defined as a particular number of scans by the control device. Recalling that although nine discrete display areas are possible in the disclosed embodiment, an additional seven areas are also defined and are utilized for horizontal and vertical retrace in the video terminal appli cation. The data defining these 16 zones is stored in counter control memories which serve to control associated counters. Each of the counter control memories is comprised of a sixty-four bit random access memory, organized into sixteen four bit words. Thus, counter control memories 1124 and 1125 are loaded with data specifying the number of scans of the display system per row of height. In actual practice, the data loaded into counter control memories 1124 and 1125 represents the two's complement of the desired number. The two's complement is utilized to permit simplified operation of four bit counters 1126 and 1127, which are loaded with the two's complement number and allowed to count to a carry I condition. In In similar fashion, counter control memories 1128 and 1129 are loaded with data specifying the zone height in rows, and serve to control four bit counters 1130 and 1131. Additionally, counter control memories 1132 and 1133 are loaded with data specifying the width of the zone and serve to control four bit counters 1134 and 1135. Those skilled in in the art will appreciate that the sixteen four bit words stored in each counter control memory will serve to. define sixteen separate zones. Multivibrator 1136 is utilized to keep track of whether the current frame is odd or even in number, to permit control of the interlace circuitry utilized to in crease image resolution. Four bit counter 1137 is utilized in in conjunction with the video display controller circuitry when alphanumeric characters are being generated. A par ticular code specifying a selected alphanumeric character is utilized to enable the video display controller circuitry to generate the selected character; however, it is still necessary to, keep track of what scan through the display device the system is currently displaying. Individual characters, in the disclosed embodiment of the present invention, are typically twelve scans in height arrd the image generated to perform a particular character will vary with each scan. Four bit counter 1137 is thus utilized to count the number of scans during character generation. Those skilled in the art will appreciate this as being standard dot-matrix character generation. Multivibrators, 1138 and 1139 are utilized to cause the initial loading of counters 1126, 1127, 1130, 1131, 1134, 1135 and 1137 from their respective control memories, during 'startup. Once operating, the aforementioned counters are reloaded during'each carry condition, however1 initially this load must. be forced as no carry exists,. Multivibrator 1140 iutilized during alphanumeric character generation to ensure that an address bump by delta (explained below) does' not occur until after twelve scans are complete, thus ensuring continuity of alphanumeric characters.' Multivibrator 1141 is utilized to enable the address control memories during the first scan in each band of the display. Multivibrators 1142 and 1143 are coupled to the carry outputs of counters 1134 and 1135 and are utilized to generate. various zone width carry signals (ZWCRY) for utilization throughout the video formatter. Logic gates 1144a-1144d are coupled to the outputs of zone width counters 1134 and 1135 and the mode select signal and are utilized to generate wait signals to a control device. Referring now to Figures llh and lli, and the joint figure formed thereby, there is depicted the display address circuitry of the video formatter of the present invention. Having previously defined the parameters of each of the sixteen zones (nine of which are display zones and seven of which are utilized for retrace signals) in terms of zone width and zone height in the arbitrary dimension of "rows" and the number of scans through the display per "row," it is now necessary to provide two additional parameters to operate the video formatter in the manner described. First, it is necessary to define a starting address within the image memory to determine what section of the image will be contained within a selected zone. Secondly, it is likely that the zone width may n'ot be suf ficently wide to encompass the entire image, and therefore simple unitary address incrementing will not suffice. As the end of the zone width is reached, the address of the next byte of image data displayed must be determined by incrementing with a selected number, which is dependent upon the width of the entire image. This selected number is referred to variously herein as the "delta" or "bump" increment. The bump increment is calculates by examining the width of the image and determining what number must be added to the starting address to arrive at the start of the ;next scan through that zone. The starting address of-each of the zones within the display may be stored within control memories 1145-1149. Control memories 1145-1149 are also sixty-four bit random access memories, organized into sixteen four bit words. As a matter of design choice, the address of image data stored within image-memories in-the video formatter of the present invention typically contains seventeen bits. Thus, control imemories 1145-1149 are capable of storing the seventeen bit starting address of each of the sixteen display zones as written into the control memories by a control device. Control memories 1150-1152 are utilized in a similar manner to receive and store the "delta" or "bump" number by which the address of the next byte of image to be 1displayed is determined.'- The starting address of each scan ,through the zone is incremented by the bump 'increment to address the first 'bit of image necessary for the next scan ,through a selected' zone. Quad two input multiplexers 1153 '1155 are utilized to shift the "delta" number and thereby multiply it by two.. This shifting is necessary during interlace in'the non alphanumeric (image) mode. Interlace is utilized tovincrease resolution of the image, and is accomplished by skipping a-line of the image and then utilizing the skipped image-data during the next complete frame of the image. In order to skip a lre of image data, the increment number must be twice the normal number to arrive at the address of the beginning of the scan following the next scan. Having defined each zone by size and starting address within the image memory, and by knowing the increment or address necessary to address the first bit-in the next scan through the zone, it is possible to display a variable window within the display which maybe easily scrolled in either axis (by incrementing the starting address) or enlarged (by changing zone dimensions) and may be utilized to visually display a selected portion of an image. Further, as will be explained below, certain zones may be dedicated to alphanumeric characters'indicative of operating parameters, prompting c'ues or other pertinent data. Referring now to the joint figure formed by Figures llj and Ilk and to Figure 111, there is depicted a schematic diagram of the display address generation circuitry of the present invention. As discussed above, during operation of display devices, as the beginning of a zone occurs, the previous starting address must be incremented by a value equal to that of the width of the image to ensure that appropriate data is available during the next scan through a zone (,or by twice the width of the image if image interlace is desired). Since this increment must take-place at the beginning of each scan through a zone, it is convenient to conduct such an incrementation at each-'scan, including 'Pe first scans. Since the increment would then be added to the starting address for each zone, a compensation offset to each starting address is necessary. The aforementioned compensated starting address is stored as previously discussed, in control memories 11451149 and is coupled to the inputs of four bit full adders 1156-1160. Also coupled to adders 1156-1160 are the outputs, of multiplexers 1153-1155, representing the "delta" increment. Thus, adders 1156-1160 add the delta increment to the compensated starting address and couple the sum to four bit by four bit registers 1161-1165. The data thus stored represents the actual starting address of image data to be displayed in each zone. The outputs of registers 1161-1165 are coupled to four bit up counters 1166-1170. Counters 1166-1170 are four bit counters with three state outputs which are utilized to. increment the address data. The, 'initial, data clocked into counters 1166-1170 is immediately clocked out onto the bus and around to adders 1156-1160'to be incremented by the delta increment again. As the new starting address (for the next scan) is coupled into registers 1161-1165, counters 1166-1170 begin unitary incrementation of the previous starting address. It is therefore possible, with the de picted circuitry, to generate. a starting address,, ,increment that address until the zone boundary is reached, add a delta increment to the previous starting address to obtain the next starting address, and begin incrementing again when the zone is next entered. Also depicted in Figure llk are buffers 1171 and 1172 which are utilized to couple the control device into the internal bus. I Referring now to'the joint figure formed by Figures llm, lln and llo, there is depicted a schematic diagram of the video generation and video display controller circuitry of the video formatter -of the present invention. Central to the video generation and video attribute circuitry is video generator 1173. Video generator 1173 is comprised of, in the illustrated embodiment, an SMC ,8002 video display controller manufactured by the SMC. Micro- systems Corporation of Hauppauge, New York, and contains a mask programmable, on chip, one hundred twenty-eight char acter generator which utilizes a seven by eleven dot'matrix block. Video generator 1173 also includes attribute logic including reverse video, character blank, character blink, underline and strike-through. Additionally, video generator '117'3 has four cursor modes including underline, blinking underline, reverse.video and'blinking reverse video. Attribute control signals are coupled to video generator 1173 by means of multiplexers 1174 and 1175. Multiplexers 1174 and 1175 ,receive their inputs from either attribute latch 1176 or from the data bus. If a global attribute is selected, the correct attribute code is written into attribute control. memories 1177 and 1178 by the control device. Attribute control memories 1177 and 1178 are ,sixty-four bit random access memories and are utilized to store the attribute codes for each of the display zones. During field attribute operation (available only in the alphanumeric mode), selected-data from the data bus is utilized to generate specific attributes-for selected ii portions (fields) of the display zone, rather than the entire zone as in global. attribute operations. The selected .1 field attribute data is applied to video generator 1173 by means of multiplexers 1174 and 1175. Additional data from the data bus-is applied to. pins AO-A6 of video generator 1173 and is utilized to select a specific character from the character generator. Logic gates 1179 and 1180, and the logic gates associated therewith, are utilized as a gating function for I the attribute capability. Logic gate 1180 is utilized to enable multiplexers 1174 and 1175 and the output of logic gate 1179 is applied to the attribute enable pin (ATTBE) of video generator-1173, thus controlling the generation of video attributes. Retriggerable single shot multivibrators 1181, .1182 and 1183 are utilized in conjunction with four bit - , counter 1184 to time and. generate horizontal. and vertical sync pulses. Multivibrator l181 triggers for approximately 2.5 microseconds after the beginning of horizontal retrace to provide what is commonly referred to as the "front porch" of the horizontal retrace pulse. One output of multivibra tor 1181 is is utilized to trigger multivibrator 1182 which provides a five microsecond horizontal Syllc, tiie remaining period of horizontal retrace l's the "back porch". Multivibrator 1183 is utilized to provide inter lace holdoff of the vertical sync pulse. Vertical sync is delayed for approximately one-half of the horizontal sweep time to cause interlace and thereby increase image resol ution. Four bit counter 1184 is then utilized to generate the vertical sync pulse and the "front porch" and "back porch" periods. Multivibrators 1185 and 1186 are utilized to provide a delay before the application of horizontal retrace blanking to compensate for 'delay encountered due to pipe lined internal operation during character generation by video generator 1173. Interface-1187 is provided to inter connect the video formatter of the present invention to a video terminal interface for use in a video subsystem. Referring now to Figure 12a, there is depicted a schematic diagram of the cursor control circuitry of the video formatter of the present invention. Memory locations within the image memory of the video formatter of the present invention are, as a matter of design'choice, characterized by seventeen bit addresses. Since a typical microprocessor type control device utilizes an eight bit bus, three sepa rate write commands must be generated to load in seventeen bits. The cursor address is loaded into multivibrator 1201 and eight bit-registers 1204 and 1205. The additional circuitry depicted is coupled to the video address bus and is utilized to compare the cursor address with each vdo address and generate the cursor signal when the correct address is reached. Logic gate 1207 is'utilized to compare one bit of cursor address'with one bit of video address, and to enable eight bit comparators 1202 and 1203. If-the comparator circuitry indicates a match, and the video display terminal is not in the image mode (no cursor being utilized during image mode) then logic gate 1206 is utilized to generate the cursor'signal. With reference now to Figures 12b and 12c, and the joint figure formed thereby, there is -depicted a schematic' diagram of the intra device addressing circuitry and run length counters of the video formatter of the-present invention. -As discussed with respect to the data compression system, it is possible to have up to sixteen separate ad dressable registers per system which may be'directly addressed by a control device. The address of-a selected register is coupled from a microprocessor type control device through buffers 1208 and 1209, while various control signals are coupled through buffer 1210. Wire strap option 1211 is utilized to specl- fically identify a particular video formatter, and the register address is applied to field programmÅable logic arrays 1212 and 1213, where the actual address' data is decoded and utilized to access desired registers. Also depicted in Figure 12c are the ru length counters and controllers. Recalling that the video image data being generated by the data expansion circuitry may be generated in either a ladder or scan mode, it is necessary to keep track of the length of each "run" of data through the image in order to accurately reconstruct an original image as the data is loaded into display memory. As in previous similar circuits, the run length is loaded into counter control registers 1214 and 1215, in two's complement form. The contents of registers 1214 and 1215 are then loaded into-four bit counters 1216-1219, and counters 1216-1219 are incremented until they reach a carry condition, thus indicating the end of a run of data. Referring now to the joint figures formed by joining Figures 12d and 12e and by joining Figures 12f and 12g, there is depicted the- address';generation circuitry whereby image data coupled to the video formatter is stored in image memory within the video formatter. Recalling the discussion df ladder format versus scan format for image data, those skilled in the art will appreciate that coherent storage of image data within the image memory will require that each successive byte of'image data, while in the ladder format, will be stored at an address in memory which is either greater than or less than the previous address by a value equal to the width of the image. As counters 12161219 enter the carry condition, indicating the end of a run, the next byte of image data will be stored at an address which is either greater than or less than the previous 11 starting address by one. Conversely, while in the scan format, image data addresses will increment or decrement by one, until a carry condition in counters 1216-1219 indicates the end of a run, at which time the next byte of data will be stored at an address greater than or less than the pre vious starting address by a value equal to the width of the image. The determination in either case of whether to increment or decrement the address of the image data is determined by the point in a document image at which the data begins. 11. Data bus transceiver 1220: is utilized to couple the value of the width of the image to width registers 1221 -and 1222. The two most significant bits in register 1222 (pins 8Q and 7Q) are utilized for the sign bits for the address increments. The'outputs of width registers 1121 and 1222 are coupled to multiplexers 1223-1226. Multiplexers 1223r1226 are utilized to output either a plus or a minus one, or a plus or minus width value, as determined-by image orientation. The output of multiplexers 1123-1126 is then coupled to full adders 1227a-1227f (adders 1227e and 122-7fare depicted in Figure 12g) where, the address increment or decrement is added to the previous address, or previous starting address to determine the 'storage address for the next byte of image data. The result of this address incrementing is coupled to address registers 122a-c (rey sister 1228c is depicted in Figure 12g). Bus transceivers 1229-1231 are utilized to couple. the image data address to the control device. Registers 1232-1234 are utilized to temporarily store the starting address of each run of image data. The starting address is utilized when counters 1216-1219 enter a carry condition, indicating the end of a run. The next data address is determined by incrementing the previous starting address, and registers 1232-1234 are therefore utilized to retain each starting address of a run. Referring now to Figures 12h and 12i, and the joint figure formed thereby, there is depicted a schematic representation of certain of the timing circuits of the video formatter of the present invention. Four bit counter 1235 serves as the end of data timer for the video formatter, courting the number of-clock signals after data reception-on the X bus ceases. As a matter of design choice, if the X bus clock goes low for eight master clocks, the system will interpret it as an end of data, causing end of data multivibrator 1236 to set. The output of multivibrator -1236 is utilized to clear multivibrator 1237, but not until the completion of any memory access in progress. Multivibrator 1237 also serves to generate the busy signal when data is being received. Dual four bit ripple counters 1238 and 1239 are the refresh timers which are utilized to time the periods between each successive refresh operation of the image ri ,memory. Refresh takes place every 1.6 milliseconds, and the' signal @@@pu@ ll@m log@@ ga@e 1240 (X@MM@@) is utilized @@ cause the incoming data on the X bus to temporarily stop. The refresh signal (RFRSH) is coupled to ripple counter 1241 which is utilized to cycle through the row addresses of the image memories tp accomplish refresh. The refresh addresses thus generated are latched out through the three state outputs of buffer 1242. Dual serial/parallel latch 1243 is the receive¯ latch for image data input from the X bus. Latch 1243 accepts eight bits serially off. the k bus and then shifts the eight bits into an eight bit wide parallel output latch where they are gated to the data bus and written into image¯ memory while the next eight bits are being shifted into latch 1243. Four bit counter 1244 is utilized to-count the input bits from the X bus to determine when an eight bit byte has been input to the system. One output of counter 1244 is utilized to set first byte multivibrator 1245. First byte multivibrator 1245 is utilized to disable the writing of data into the image'memory. Recalling the oper- ation of latch 1243., those ordinarily skilled in the art will appreciate that as a byte of data is accumulated, the previous byte is being written into memory. Since during accumulation of the first byte, no previous byte exists, the memory write is disabled. Second byte multivibrator 1246 is cleared at the second byte of image data and is utilized to provide the load pulse which causes the run length to be loaded into counter control registers 1214 and 1215. (see Figure 12c) Further, since the address incrementing circuitry will not be be required for the starting address of image data, multi vibrator 1246 also is utilized to disable multiplexers 1223-1226. (see Figure 12d) Four bit counter 1247 is the memory timing gener ator, which is utilized to operate the image memory independ gently of the X bus. clock. Each time an eight bit byte is accumulated in latch 1'243, multivibrator 1248 is utilized to i initiate a memory timing cycle, through logic gate 1250 and multivibrator 1249. Referring now 'to Figures 12j and 12k, and the joint figure formed thereby, there is depicted a schematic representation of the display memory timing 'and control circuitry of the video formatter of the present invention. Multiplexers 1251 and 1252 are utilized to multi plex the video address into row and column addresses. The outputs of multiplexers 1251 and 1252 are coupled to buffers 1253 and 1254, which are utilized to drive the image memory address lines. Data is written into the image memory via write buffer 1255 and may be read out onto the data bus via buffer 1256. One of eight decoder 1257 is utilized to decode the highest three bits of video address to select one of the eight banks of image memory. A bank of image memory is selected by selecting the proper column address strobe signal (CAS). The selected bank column address strobe signal is driven by buffer 1258, which is disabled during refresh by the output of logic gate 1260, acting as an inverter. Buffer 1259 is utilized to drive the write and row address strqbe signals. Shift'registers 1261 and 1262 are driven by the 30.5 megahertz clock and are utilized to generate timing signals for the image memory. Wire strap, options 1264 and 1265 are utilized to vary the timing signals generated to accomodate various types of integrated circuit memories which may be utilized in the image memory. Multi-- vibrator 1263 is cleared by the output of logic gate 1266. during a read, write or refresh action, and serves to control shift registers 1261 and 1262. Referring now to the joint figure formed by joining Figures 121, 12m, 12n and 12, there is depicted a schematic representation of the image memory of the video formatter of the present invention'. Image memory integrated circuits 1266a-h, 1267a-h, 1268a-h, 1269a-h, 1270a-h, 1271a-h, 1272ah and 1273a-h are each, in a preferred embodiment, a 16K bit' dynamic random access memory, such as the TMS 4116 nanu factured by Texas Instruments, Incorporated of Dallas, Texas. The eight banks of memory form a 128K byte image memory which contains sufficient image data to accurately portray an entire display image. Further, in addition to image data, alphanumeric character codes may be stored within the image memory for character generation by means of ii video generator 1173 (see Figure lln). Finally now, referring to the joint figures formed by joining Figures 12p and 12q in the manner indicated in the figures, there is depic'ted a schematic diagram of the interface circuitry which couples the video formatter of the present invention to the other subsystems in the document ii processor by means of the. X bus. X X bus control register 1274 is an internal video formatter register which is directly addressable by the external control device in the manner described herein. The data input to X bus control register 1274 is utilized to select a particular one of the eight X'bus channels, and also specifies whether the video formatter will receive data or transmit data. The upper for bits in X bus control register 1274 specific a receive condition and are applied-to oneof ten decoder 1275. The output of one of ten decoder 1275 is applied to inverter buffer 1276 and is then utilized to select one of the. eight X bus-transceivers 1278a-h. In the transmit mode, the lower four bits of X bus control register 1274 are utilized and specify a transmit condition. The lower four bits are applied to one of ten decoder 1277, the output of which is utilized to select one of eight X bus transceivers 1278a-h. During transmission of data from the video formatter, eight bit wide-bytes of data are coupled to parallel n-out shift register 1279.for serialization and application to X bus transceivers 1278a-h. Multivibrator. 1280 is utilized to temporari-ly pause transmission of data during the-refresh cycle,-and is gated to ensure that the pause takes place at the end of a clock pulse, to prevent possible split clocks. Multivibra tor 1281 is set and holds the clock low when-the end-of image data is encountered. After the last bit of data in the sixteen display zone has been transmitted, multivibrator 1281 is set and remains set until cleared by the external ||control device. This provides the end of data signal to the receiving device LASER PRINTER SUBSYSTEM An important feature of the document processing system of the present invent' ion is the ability to produce a facsimile image of the entire image of a processed document, any portion thereof, or multiple portio'ns'thereof, for inclusion in a statement, letter, or other document. With reference again to Figure 1, the document images for a |plurality of documents are stored, in one preferred embcdi- ment, in magnetic disk storage. Digital computer 100 accesses a selected plurality of digital images via disk controller 102 and channel selector 116. The selected digital images are transferred through multiplexed direct memory access 166, a sixteen channel direct memory access designed to be compatible with digital computer 100. The selected digital images are then transferred to local'X bus through multiplexed direct memory access 164, a four channel direct memory access designed to be compatible with the microprocessor utilized in the local subsystems. If the image data selected is in compacted form, it is transferred via local X bus to digital image expander 162 for expansion. The resultant expanded data is transferred through X bus distributor 170 and X bus distributor 132 into a video formatter 134 for formatting and interfacing into the sequence required by the specific laser printer system. Video.formatter 134 utilizes identical circuitry to that utilized in.video formatters 1008, 1010, 1012 and 1014 of Figure 10, and that circuitry is explained in greater depth with reference to Figures lla-llo and 12,a- 12q. The properly formatted image data is temporarily stored in image memory 128, and selectively applied to laser printer 130 by printer controller 126. Video formatter 134 may also be utilized to generate alphanumeric characters for use in addition to the digital image data, in those applications wherein a single document is required to have an image and alphailwmeric information. In such applications, the image and data required for the alphanumeric characters are both stored in image memory 128. Laser printer 130, in the embodiment disclosed, is a Model ND2 high speed printer manufactured by the'Siemens Corporation of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Laser printer 130 employs laser technoiogy .and electrophotographic techniques. The digital image data is utilized to control a laser which exposes selected portions of a rotating, photocdnductor surfaced drum. Toner will adhere to the exposed portions of the drum and wil-l then be transferred to paper in the manner well known in the art. It should be appreciated by those skilled'in the art that ink jet or other state of the art printing systems may be utilized with the document processing system-of the present invention. Although the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, this description is not meant to be construed in limiting sense. Various modifications of the disclosed embodiment as well as alternative embodiments of the invention will become apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention. It is the-refore contemplated that the appended claims will cover any such modifications or embodiments that fall within the true scope of the invention. TABLE I CODE CODED COUNT LENGTH ACTUAL CODE LENGTH MAPPING MODE 000 2 BIT MAP COUNT 1 TO 4 BITS LONG 001 3 BIT MAP COUNT 5 TO 12 BITS LONG 0100 4 BIT MAP COUNT 13 TO 28 BITS LONG 1111000 4 BIT MAP COUNT 29 TO 44 BITS LONG 1111111110 5 BIT MAP COUNT 45 TO 76 BITS LONG DUPLICATE MODE 1111101 3 BIT DUPLICATE COUNT 5 TO 12 BITS LONG 1111010 4 BIT DUPLICATE COUNT 13 TO 28 BITS LONG 1111001 5 BIT DUPLICATE COUNT 29 TO 60 BITS LONG 1110100 6 BIT DUPLICAIE COUNT 61 TO 124 BITS LONG 1110110 7 BIT DUPLICAIE COUNT 125 TO 252 BITS LONG 111000100 10 BIT DUPLICATE COUNT 253 TO 1276 BITS LONG 111000101 10 BIT DUPLICATE COUNT 1277 TO 2300 BITS LONG 1110101 11 BIT DUPLICATE COUNT 2301 TO 4095 BITS LONG 11111111001 4096 DUPLICATES BLACK CELL MODE 0101 3 BIT BLACK COUNT 8 TO 15 BITS LONG 1010 4 BIT BLACK COUNT 16 TO 31 BITS LONG 1110010 5 BIT BLACK COUNT 32 TO 63 BITS LONG 1111111101 6 BIT BLACK COUNT 64 TO 127 BITS LONG 11111111000 7 BIT BLACK COUNT 128 TO 255 BITS LONG CODE CODED COUNT LENGTH ACTUAL CODE LENGTH WHITE CELL MODE 1011 3 BIT WHITE COUNT 8 TO 15 BITS LONG 1001 4 BIT WHITE COUNT 16 TO 31 BITS LONG 1000 5 BIT WHITE COUNT 32 TO 63 BITS LONG 1100 6 BIT WHITE COUNT 64 TO 127 BITS LONG 1110000 7 BIT WHITE COUNT 128 TO 255 BITS LONG 1110011 8 BIT HITE COUNT 256 TO 611 BITS LONG 1111111000 9 BIT WHITE COUNT 512 TO 1023 BITS LONG 1110111 11 BIT WHITE COUNT 1024 TO 3071 BITS LONG 111000110 10 BIT WHITE COUNT 3072 TO 4095 BITS LONG 111000111 4096 WHITE Q CODE MODE 0110 2 BIT Q1 COUNT 2 TO 5 BITS LONG 1111100 3 BIT Q1 COUNT 6 TO 13 BITS LONG 1111111010 5 BIT Q1 COUNT 14 TO 45 BITS LONG 0111 2 BIT Q2 COUNT 2 TO 5 BITS LONG 1111011 3 BIT Q2 COUNT 6 TO 13 BITS LONG 1111111011 5 BIT Q2 COUNT 14 TO 45 BITS LONG 1101 2 BIT Q3 COUNT 2 TO 5 BITS LONG 1111110 3 BIT Q3 COUNT 6 TO 13 BITS LONG 1111111001 5 BIT Q3 COUNT 14 TO 45 BITS LONG

Claims: What'is claimed is: 1. Apparatus for processing documents comprising: means for transporting a series of continu ously moving documents along a selected track; means disposed adjacent to said selected track for,selectively encoding machine readable data upon selected ones of said documents; means disposed adjacent to said selected rack'for reading machine readable data encoded upon selected ones of said documents; and means disposed at the end of said track for sorting said documents. 2. Apparatus for processing documents according to Claim 1, wherein said sorting means sorts said documents in response to said machine readable data read by said reading means. 3. Apparatus for processing documents comprising: means z for transporting a series of continu- ously moving documents,along a selected track; means disposed adjacent to said selected -track for selectively encoding machine readable data upon-selected ones of said documents; means disposed adjacent to said selected track for reading machine readable data encoded upon selected ones of said documents; means disposed at the end of said selected track for sorting said documents; and image capture means for capturing a digital image of selected ones of said documents. 4. Apparatus for processing documents comprising: means for transporting a series of continuously moving documents along a selected track; means disposed adjacent to 'said selected -track for selectively 'encoding machine readablo data upon selected ones of said documents; means disposedgadjacent to said selected track for reading machine readable data encoded upon selected ones of said documents; image captu@e means for capturing a @@@@@@ image of selected ones of said documents; means disposed adjacent to said selected track for endorsing selected-ones of said docu -,ments; means, disposed adjacent to said selected track for photographing selected ones of said documents; and means disposed at the end of said selected track for sorting said documents. 5. Apparatus for processing documents according to Claim 4; wherein said encoding means encodes magnetic ink characters upon selected ones of said documents. 6. Apparatus for processing documents according to Claim -4, wherein said reading means comprises an optical character reader. 7. An apparatus for encoding continuosly moving documents comprising: 'a plurality of fixed imprinters; a plurality of striking means, each of said plurality of striking means corresponding to and in position to strike a particular one of said plurality of fixed imprinters; means for transporting a continuously moving series of documents between-said plurality of fixed imprinters and said plurality of striking means, and control means coupled to said plurality of striking means for activating particular ones of said plurality of striking means in a preselected sequence and at preselected times. 8 The apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said fixed imprinters comprise engraved dies and an ink bearing ribbon associated therewith. 9. The apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said plurality of striking means comprises a bank of elec-' ironically controlled, hammers. 10. The apparatus according to Claim 7, further including means for detecting the presence of a document between said plurality of said fixed imprinters and said plurality of striking means. 11. An apparatus for encoding continuously moving documents comprising: a plurality of fixed character dies; a plurality of striking means, each of said plurality of striking means corresponding to and in position to strike-a particular one of said plurality of fixed character dies; a flexible ink bearing-medium positioned between said plurality of fixed character dies and said plurality of striking means and adjacent to said plurality of fixed character dies; means for transporting a continuously moving series of documents between said plurality 6f striking means and said flexible ink bearing medium; and control means coupled to said plurality of striking means for activating particular ones of said plurality of striking means in a preselected sequence and at preselected times. 12. An apparatus for encoding continuously moving documents comprising: a plurality of adjacent fixed character dies; a plurality of striking means, each of said plurality of striking means corresponding to and positioned to strike a particular one of said plurality of adjacent fixed character dies; a flexible ink bearing medium positioned between said plurality of adjacent fixed character dies and said plurality of striking means, adjacent to and longitudinally advanceable along said plurality of adjacent fixed character dies; means for transporting documents between said plurality of striking means and said flexible ink bearing medium at a selected rate of speed; means for detecting the presence of a docu ment between said plurality of striking means and said flexible'ink bearing medium; and control means fo.r, activating particular ones of said plurality of striking means in a pre selected sequence and at. preselected' times and for momentarily advancing said flexible ink bearing medium at said selected rate of speed in response to the presence of a document between said plur ality of striking means and said flexible ink bearing medium. 13 An apparatus for encoding continuously moving documents comprising: means for continuously transporting documents at a selected rate of speed along selected track; a first plurality of fixed imprinters dis posed along a first side, of said selected track; a first plurality of fixed imprinters dis posed along a first side of said selected track, each of said first plurality of fixed imprinters bearing a particular one of a set of unique indicia; a second plurality of fixed imprinters, substantially identical to' said first plurality of fixed imprinters, disposed along said first side of said selected track, adjacent to said first plurality of, fixed imprinters; ; a a plurality of striking means, disposed along a second side of said selected track, each of said plurality of striking means corresponding to and positioned to strike a particular-one of said fixed imprinters; and control means, coupled to said plurality of striking means, for activating particular ones of said plurality of striking means in a preselected sequence and at preselected times. 14. The apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein said fixed imprinters comprise engraved dies and an ink bearing ribbon associated therewith. 15. The apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein said plura'lity of striking means comprises a bank of elec tronically controlled hammers. 16. The apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein said control means comprises a microprocess,or. 17. The apparatus according to Claim 13, further including means for detecting the presence of a document between said plurality of said fixed imprinters and said plurality of striking means. 18. A digital document scanning system comprising: digital scanning means including a fixed array of-photoelectric transducers arranged to scan in a selected axis along a fixed focal plane; transport means for transporting a continu ously moving series of variegated documents along said fixed focal plane; means for generating a first output signal when a selected output of said fixed array of photoelectric transducers is above a reference level and a second output signal when said selec ted output of said fixed array of photoelectric transducers is below said reference level; and means responsive to the outputs of said fixed array of photoelectric transducers for adjusting said reference level. 19 A digital document scanning system comprising: digital scanning means including a fives array of photoelectric transducers arranged to scan in a selected axis along a fixed focal plane; transport means for transporting a continuously moving irregularly spaced series of docu ments along said fixed focal plane; means for selectively coupling the.outputs of said fixed array of photoelectric transducers to an output bus in response to a control signal; and means responsive to particular outputs of said fixed array of photoelectric transducers for producing said control signal. 20. The digital document scanning system according to Claim 19, further including an illumination source focused upon said fixed'focal plane. 21, --The digital document scanning system accord ing to Claim 19, further including a second digital scanning means whereby said system scans both sides of each document. 22. A digital image processing system comprising: an image memory for storing digital data representative of at least two visual images; memory access means, for accessing selected sections pf said digital data representative of at least two visual images; visual display means for generating a visua-l display corresponding to said selected sections of said digital data, whereby a first image may be visually compared to a second image; and means coupling said selected sections of said digital data to said visual display means. 23 A digital image processing system comprising: an image memory for storing digital data representative of a visual image; memory access means for selectively accessing a plurality of sections of said image memory, said memory access means comprising: means for defining the starting address of each of said plurality of sections of said image memory; and means for defining the boundaries of each ,of said plurality of sections of said image memory; visual display means for generating a visual image corresponding to said selectively accessed digital data; and means coupling said selectively accessed digital data to said visual display means. 24. The digital image processing system according to claim 23, wherein said visual display means comprises a raster scanned video terminal. 25, The digital image processing system according to claim 23, wherein said stored digital data is also representative of encoded alphanumeric characters. 26. The digital image processing system according to claim 23, wherein said memory access means further includes means for incrementing said starting address of a selected section of said image memory whereby the visual image corresponding to said digital data stored in said selected section of said image memory will scroll. 27. The digital image processing system according to claim 23, further including means for re-ordering said stored digital data whereby said visual image corresponding thereto will rotate. 28. A video data compression system comprising: means for transporting a continuously moving document along a first axis; means for repetitively scanning said document along a second axis and for producing a stream of binary data which corresponds to the image of said document; means for storing a plurality of consecutive scans of each document in. adjacent storage; means for analyzing said plurality of consecutive scans of said document along said first axis; and means for encoding data redundancies encountered by said analyzing means. 29. A data compression system for use with a stream of generally unpatterned binary data, said data compression system comprising: first means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data entirely comprised of binary ones; second means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data entirely comprised of binary zeroes; third means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data which comprise a duplication of previous portions of said stream of binary data; and fourth means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data which comprise repe titive iterations of a selectable combination of binary ones and binary zeroes. 30. A data compression system for use with a stream of generally unpatterned binary data, said data compression system comprising: first means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data entirely comprised of binary ones; second means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data entirely comprised of binary zeroes; third means for detecting and quantifying portions of said stream of binary data which comprise re petitive iterations of a selectable combination of binary ones and binary zeroes; and means for encoding the output of each of said de tecting and quantifying means.

Inventors: ALLEN, JOHN HOUSTON, DEMPSTER, ROY EUGENE, JOHNSON, GERALD LEE, LEBRUN, THOMAS Q., LEVINE, RICHARD C., MCDONALD, WILLIAM C., NOLTING, EUGENE C., SANDERS, WELDON ARTHUR, JR., TORKELSON, JOHN, VAN TYNE, RICHARD B.
Applicants: BANCTEC, INC.
Application year: 1982
Main classification: G06K3
IPC codes: G06K17, G06K7, H04N1