Methods and systems for initiating application processes by data capture from rendered documents
First Claim
1. A method of placing an order for an item from a rendered document containing a human-readable indication of an orderable item, the method comprising:
- obtaining a captured fragment of the rendered document containing a human-readable indication of an orderable item; and
communicating a representation of said captured fragment along with an identifier to a remote computer to order said item.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus and methods for implementing transaction applications using a handheld document data capture device are described herein. The handheld device captures information from a rendered document. The captured information is processed to identify an electronic document corresponding to the rendered document. Information captured from the rendered document by the handheld capture device is used to perform a transaction. In one embodiment, a portable scanner is used to select items from a catalog. Information scanned from the catalog is used to identify the catalog, the items to be purchased, and complete an order via the Internet.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of placing an order for an item from a rendered document containing a human-readable indication of an orderable item, the method comprising:
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obtaining a captured fragment of the rendered document containing a human-readable indication of an orderable item; and
communicating a representation of said captured fragment along with an identifier to a remote computer to order said item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A capture device comprising:
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a sensor;
a memory including an identifier;
a communications interface; and
a processor coupled to said sensor, memory and said communications interface; and
operative to;
establish a document context by capturing, through said sensor, a document fragment of a rendered document;
capture, through said sensor, a human-readable indication of an orderable item from said rendered document; and
communicate said identifier, a representation of said document context and a representation of said orderable item to a remote computing device via said communications interface.
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24. A method of processing an order request from a document capture device, the method comprising:
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obtaining an identifier, a representation of a document context and a representation of an orderable item;
identifying the orderable item from said representation of the orderable item in relation to said document context;
processing a payment associated with said identifier for the orderable item; and
fulfilling said order in accordance with fulfillment data associated with said identifier.
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25. A computer comprising:
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a memory containing computer executable instructions for processing an order request from a document capture device by;
obtaining an order comprising an identifier, a representation of a document context and a representation of a captured indication of an orderable item;
identifying the orderable item from said representation of the a captured indication of the orderable item in relation to said document context;
requesting fulfillment of said order in accordance with fulfillment data associated with said identifier; and
a processor coupled to said memory operative to execute said computer executable instructions.
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26. A computer system comprising:
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an optical or voice capture device;
a computing device coupled to said capture device and operative to;
obtain a representation of a document context of a rendered document from said document capture device;
determine from said document context an electronic counterpart of said rendered document;
obtain an indication of a desired item from said capture device;
locate the desired item in said electronic counterpart of said rendered document; and
generate an order for the desired item, including fulfillment data.
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27. A method of ordering an item from a rendered document, the method comprising:
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establishing a document context of the rendered document;
capturing a human-readable document fragment of the rendered document containing an indication of an orderable item; and
generating an order for said orderable item comprising said document context, a representation of said document fragment and an identifier associated with a purchaser.
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28. An electronic order placement system comprising:
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a means for capturing a portion of a rendered document;
a means for obtaining a representation of a document context of a rendered document from said capturing means;
a means for determining from said representation of a document context an electronic counterpart of said rendered document;
a means for obtaining an indication of a desired item from said capturing means;
a means for locating the desired item in said electronic counterpart of said rendered document; and
a means for generating an order for the desired item.
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