A scanner has a computer readable memory with programmatic instructions which are adapted to cause physical documents to be scanned, generate image data corresponding to the physical documents, in response to a scanning triggering event, electronically package image data into a unitary compressed file, and attach the unitary compressed file to an electronic message.

An image processing method is provided for acquiring additional information from image information obtained by shooting a printed product on which the additional information is multiplexed by at least one of a plurality of different multiplexing methods, the method comprising: attempting decoding of the additional information from the image information by a plurality of different decoding methods corresponding to the plurality of different multiplexing methods; and outputting, by a unit, the additional information successfully decoded.

A cell phone is disclosed for acquiring information to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto. A capture device captures information from an external source. A processor is provided for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information, such that the representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information. The processor also places the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information. A transmitter transmits the transmission including the augmented captured information and the subscriber information to the receiving facility. An encryptor encrypts the augmented captured information with a symmetrical encryption algorithm to provide encrypted augmented captured information in the transmission with the subscriber information.

A method produces a compressed sequence of events stored in a memory, originating from an event-based camera, the sequence comprising a first run-length code representing timestamps of the sequence of events; and subsequent compressed codes including one of: (i) a second run-length code representing first coordinates of the sequence of events, at least one dictionary code representing second coordinates of the sequence of events, and data representing polarities of the sequence of events; (ii) a second run-length code representing first coordinates of the sequence of events, a number of bit-packed fields, each representing a second coordinate and polarity pair of the sequence of events; or (iii) a number of bit-packed fields, each representing a first and second coordinate and polarity triplet of the sequence of events.

A method produces a compressed sequence of events stored in a memory, originating from an event-based camera, the sequence comprising a first run-length code representing timestamps of the sequence of events; and subsequent compressed codes including one of: (i) a second run-length code representing first coordinates of the sequence of events, at least one dictionary code representing second coordinates of the sequence of events, and data representing polarities of the sequence of events; (ii) a second run-length code representing first coordinates of the sequence of events, a number of bit-packed fields, each representing a second coordinate and polarity pair of the sequence of events; or (iii) a number of bit-packed fields, each representing a first and second coordinate and polarity triplet of the sequence of events.