Accredited Standards Committee *	X3, Information Technology

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Doc. No.:	PR/96-070
Reply to:	Lynn Barra at lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us 


X3 Announces the Public Comment Period for the 
Reaffirmation of ANSI X3.99:1983, Guideline for Optical Character Recognition 
(OCR) Print Quality

Washington D.C., September 1996 - Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology is announcing the public comment period for ANSI 
X3.99:1983. The public review extends from September 13, 1996 through 
November 12, 1996.

These guidelines describe the print quality parameters and measuring 
techniques for determining the quality of machine-printed characters to 
maximize the likelihood that they can be read by electro-optical means.

In accordance with ANSI procedures, which require a five-year review of 
approved standards, the responsible committee, X3A1 recommends this 
standard be reissued, without change.

Submit all comments to:  X3 Secretariat, Attn.:  Lynn Barra, 1250 Eye 
Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC  20005, Email:  lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us.  
Send a copy to:  ANSI, Attn.:  BSR Center, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY  10036.

A call for possible patents and pertinent issues (copyrights, trademarks) is 
also being issued.  Please submit information on these issues to the X3 
Secretariat at 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC  20005. 
Email: x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us

Copies of this standard can be purchased from the American National 
Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY  10036.


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