Apparatus and methodology for submitting search oueries
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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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Abstract
An document image that is the source of optical Character Recognition (OCR) output is displayed so that a user can select a region of the displayed document image. When the region is selected, text of the OCR output corresponding to the selected region is submitted as an input to a search engine.
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1. A method of processing input for a search engine, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An input processing apparatus for a search engine, comprising:
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an OCR device for recognizing characters in a document image to produce a document text;
means for determining regions of the document image that correspond to words of the document text;
a display unit for displaying the document image;
a cursor control mechanism for receiving an input that selects a portion of the document image;
means for determining a selected text from the document text that corresponds to the portion of the document image; and
means for submitting the selected text as the input for the search engine. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A computer readable medium bearing sequences of instructions for processing input for a search engine, said sequences of instructions comprising sequences of instructions for performing steps of:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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