EP0374892A2
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Image processing system
Assignee: Educational Testing Service
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Filing: 1989-12-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for processing forms and organizing data taken from the forms, including optical scanning of a sheet and obtaining image data from selected portions of the sheet, and formatting of the selected image data and storing and displaying the formatted image data for subsequent use.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith S. Reid-Green
- 👤 David R. Bostain
- 👤 Jeffrey M. Charlesworth
- 👤 Dennis Quardt
- 👤 Joan Z. Rojo
- 👤 Christopher Wynings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of processing to obtain data from forms and to organize such data, comprising the following steps: storing form file data corresponding to a predetermined form, which data specifies predetermined fields within said form; generating process commands corresponding to each of said specified fields of data; scanning an executed one of said predetermined forms and obtaining scan data representing information obtained from scanning said form; registering the data within said scanned data which corresponds to each of said specified fields so as to accurately locate such fields; transferring said located specified field data to a computer; processing by carrying out in said computer selected ones of said process commands on the respective specified field data, said processing including generating a batch of condensed data representative of only said specified fields; and storing said condensed data in one or more storage media.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of processing to obtain data from forms and to organize such data, comprising the following steps: storing form file data corresponding to a predetermined form, which data specifies predetermined fields within said form; generating process commands corresponding to each of said specified fields of data; scanning an executed one of said predetermined forms and obtaining scan data representing information obtained from scanning said form; registering the data within said scanned data which corresponds to each of said specified fields so as to accurately locate such fields; transferring said located specified field data to a computer; processing by carrying out in said computer selected ones of said process commands on the respective specified field data, said processing including generating a batch of condensed data representative of only said specified fields; and storing said condensed data in one or more storage media.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as described in claim 1, comprising first designing said form, said designing comprising said file data storing step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as described in claim 1, wherein said process command generating step comprises generating copy commands for moving predetermined field data to predetermined storage means for storing said data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as described in claim 1, wherein said generating step comprises converting predetermined field data by optical mark recognition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as described in claim 1, wherein said generating step comprises rotating predetermined field data so as to orient said data for proper display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as described in claim 1, wherein said generating step comprises recognizing predetermined field data which is recorded on said form in binary code.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method as described in claim 1, wherein said scanned form comprises a predetermined number of registration marks, and wherein said registering step comprises recognizing registration data representing said registration marks and using said registration data to carry out a transformation of the scanned data of said form, whereby said scanned data is transformed to a form reference so as to enable identification of said predetermined fields within the reference of said form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as described in claim 1, wherein said generating step comprises generating a data entry sheet which presents a representation of each of said scanned specified fields arranged in a predetermined format on a sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as described in claim 1, comprising decoding in said computer predetermined data from selected ones of said specified fields.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as described in claim 9, comprising inputting data from said data entry sheet to a computer, and processing said inputted data in said computer and producing a report therefrom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as described in claim 1, comprising compressing said selected field data, and moving said compressed data to predetermined output storage.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
111 words
A system for processing forms upon which an individual has filled in data, the data being located in predetermined fields on the forms, comprising: means for scanning said forms, the scanned data corresponding to each form comprising video data representative of images of the pages of said form; storing form file data corresponding to said form, said form file data containing coordinate information corresponding to each field for which data is to be processed; means for registering said image data so that data corresponding to each of said predetermined fields can be selected; selecting said field data and formatting same in a predetermined manner; and means storing said formatted field data.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
111 words
A system for processing forms upon which an individual has filled in data, the data being located in predetermined fields on the forms, comprising: means for scanning said forms, the scanned data corresponding to each form comprising video data representative of images of the pages of said form; storing form file data corresponding to said form, said form file data containing coordinate information corresponding to each field for which data is to be processed; means for registering said image data so that data corresponding to each of said predetermined fields can be selected; selecting said field data and formatting same in a predetermined manner; and means storing said formatted field data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as described in claim 12, comprising means for reproducing printed images of said formatted field data onto formatted sheets, said sheets providing printed displays of images of the selected fields.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as described in claim 13, comprising means for selecting certain ones of said preselected fields and automatically processing the data contained therein, and for producing numerical analysis of said data.
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