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Apparatus and methodology for submitting search oueries

  • US 20010016067A1
  • Filed: 05/01/2001
  • Published: 08/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing input for a search engine, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • recognizing characters in a document image to produce a document text;

    determining regions of the document image that correspond to words of the document text;

    displaying the document image;

    receiving an input that selects a portion of the document image;

    determining a selected text from the document text that corresponds to the portion of the document image; and

    submitting the selected text as the input for the search engine.

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