1. A method for providing an encoded marker relating to original machine-represented characters in a document for use by a machine in scanning a printed version of said document including human-recognizable characters to more accurately recover said original machine-represented characters, comprising the steps of: decimating said original machine-represented characters into a plurality of binary values, each character being assigned a binary value; including said binary values in a marker having machine-readable symbology; printing said marker and human-recognizable characters corresponding to said original machine-represented characters in said printed version of said document.
1. A method for providing an encoded marker relating to original machine-represented characters in a document for use by a machine in scanning a printed version of said document including human-recognizable characters to more accurately recover said original machine-represented characters, comprising the steps of: decimating said original machine-represented characters into a plurality of binary values, each character being assigned a binary value; including said binary values in a marker having machine-readable symbology; printing said marker and human-recognizable characters corresponding to said original machine-represented characters in said printed version of said document. 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising encoding details of said document layout in said marker.