Standards for electronic imaging for facsimile systems

Stephen J. Urban

doi:10.1117/12.48894

1 March 1991 Standards for electronic imaging for facsimile systems

Stephen J. Urban

Proceedings Volume 10259, Standards for Electronic Imaging Systems: A Critical Review; 1025908 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48894
Event: Critical Reviews, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Although facsimile systems have existed for more than twenty five years, only recently have we seen explosive growth in the use of facsimile, with a corresponding increase in facsimile standards activity.

Current standards work concentrates on improving the quality and speed of image transmission, and on increasing functionality. The goal is to benefit from the developing technology - higher resolution scanners and printers, and improved processing, storage and communication technology. Topics now under discussion include (but by no means are limited to) transmission of color images, improved compression of bi-level images, facsimile routing, facsimile carried by the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), and facsimile applied to teleconferencing.

Personal computers can operate as or can be used to add functionality to facsimile terminals. The result is new standards activity (for example, binary file transfer, data base storage and retrieval, computer-facsimile communication, and an Applications Programming Interface).

This paper describes the facsimile and facsimile- related standards activity with particular emphasis on function and performance. Image compression algorithms are an important factor. Communication protocols are also addressed.

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Stephen J. Urban "Standards for electronic imaging for facsimile systems", Proc. SPIE 10259, Standards for Electronic Imaging Systems: A Critical Review, 1025908 (1 March 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48894

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