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'Scientists working at the Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE) have developed new imaging technology that could turn mobile phones first into portable document scanners and eventually into devices you could use to acquire, store, read, print, and share documents.

Xerox's patented mobile document imaging software enables camera phones to better manage the poor lighting, image distortion, and other challenges associated with processing images captured by digital cameras in hostile environments. “We saw the potential of mobile telephones as a vehicle for advanced imaging technology from the outset,” says Christopher Dance, senior scientist and image processing manager for XRCE. “However, we had to wait for mobile phone technology to catch up so that the cameras integrated on them were of a high enough resolution. It wasn't until this year, with the advent of mega-pixel mobile camera phones, that we saw a potential route to market for our technology.” This new technology would allow employees working remotely to capture information from handwritten notes, documents, screens, whiteboards, etc., and transmit it without delay.'

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