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Image based document processing and information management system and apparatus
Assignee: Digital Image Systems Corp
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Filing: 1997-07-01
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Granted: 2000-03-28
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Expires: 2017-07-01
Abstract
Abstract The present invention comprises an image based document processing and information management system and apparatus. It provides a more efficient method and apparatus for handling large volumes of form based business transactions using a digital image-based system for the capture, identification and processing of images, statistics and business data. The system converts documents, such as forms and supporting pages, into digital data which can be used to update computer records and to manage and support the adjudicative processing of business transactions by human operators at computer terminals.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Q. LeBrun
- 👤 Kerry Cage
- 👤 Dennis Dwane Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:43
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/98; G06V10/987; G06V30/00; G06V30/40; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32502; H04N1/32507; H04N1/32512; H04N1/32523; H04N1/32529; H04N1/32561; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0086; H04N2201/0087; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of converting graphics to character data, comprising the steps of: producing a graphics image of a document; identifying the graphics image by comparing portions of the image against a series of identifiers for a match; extracting at least one graphical data area from a selected portion of the graphics image a vector distance from the matched portion; converting the graphical data area to a character string by processing individual graphical portions of the data area and converting each portion to a character positioned in the string at a location associated with the location of the graphical portion from which it is derived; displaying the graphical data area along with the character string; displaying an unconverted portion of the graphical data area as a universal character intermixed in the character string and located within the character string at a position associated with its location on the graphical data area; entering at least one replacement character representative of the unconverted portion of the graphical data area; and replacing the universal character in the character string with the replacement character.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of converting graphics to character data, comprising the steps of: producing a graphics image of a document; identifying the graphics image by comparing portions of the image against a series of identifiers for a match; extracting at least one graphical data area from a selected portion of the graphics image a vector distance from the matched portion; converting the graphical data area to a character string by processing individual graphical portions of the data area and converting each portion to a character positioned in the string at a location associated with the location of the graphical portion from which it is derived; displaying the graphical data area along with the character string; displaying an unconverted portion of the graphical data area as a universal character intermixed in the character string and located within the character string at a position associated with its location on the graphical data area; entering at least one replacement character representative of the unconverted portion of the graphical data area; and replacing the universal character in the character string with the replacement character.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of converting graphics to character data, comprising the steps of: producing a graphics image of a document having a plurality of graphical data areas; identifying the graphics image by comparing portions of the image against a series of identifiers for a match; extracting one of the graphical data areas located at a selected portion of the graphics image at a predetermined vector distance from the matched portion; converting the extracted graphical data area to a character string by processing individual graphical portions of the data area and converting each portion to a character positioned in the string at a location associated with the location of the graphical portion from which it is derived; generating a display of the extracted graphical data area along with the character string having an unconverted portion of the graphical data area intermixed therein as a universal character; sending the display to one of a plurality of data correction entry stations based upon which one of the plurality of graphical data areas that was extracted to generate the display.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of converting graphics to character data, comprising the steps of: producing a graphics image of a document having a plurality of graphical data areas; identifying the graphics image by comparing portions of the image against a series of identifiers for a match; extracting one of the graphical data areas located at a selected portion of the graphics image at a predetermined vector distance from the matched portion; converting the extracted graphical data area to a character string by processing individual graphical portions of the data area and converting each portion to a character positioned in the string at a location associated with the location of the graphical portion from which it is derived; generating a display of the extracted graphical data area along with the character string having an unconverted portion of the graphical data area intermixed therein as a universal character; sending the display to one of a plurality of data correction entry stations based upon which one of the plurality of graphical data areas that was extracted to generate the display.
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