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Google's Book Scanning Technology Revealed

Posted by kdawson on from the real-page-turner dept.

blee37 writes "Last March we discussed Google's patent for a rapid book scanning system. This article describes and provides pictures of how the system works in practice. Google is secretive, but the system's inner workings were apparently divulged by University of Tokyo researchers who wrote a research article on essentially identical technology. There are also videos of robotic page flippers and information about how Google wants to use music to help humans flip pages."

5 of 100 comments (clear)

  1. Join GNAA Today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where have all the page-lengthening and page-widening posts gone?
    Long time passing
    Where have all the page-lengthening and page-widening posts gone?
    Long time ago
    Where have all the page-lengthening and page-widening posts gone?
    Girls have picked them every one
    When will they ever learn?
    When will they ever learn?

  2. Re:What will the Jews think about this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But wouldn't they have to learn to use a computer before they could ever attempt to read these digital books?

  3. Re:What will the Jews think about this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thank God there are so few of those.

  4. Nothing to see here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just posting to undo a moderation mistake, nothing to see here.

  5. Re:Build your own.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, unfunny "sarcasm" doesn't work anywhere. Saying random stupid shit isn't sarcasm.