System and method for capturing and processing business data
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1. A method of capturing information using a mobile handheld device with a camera comprising the steps of:
- providing a user with a capability to select a type of information to be captured;
capturing information identified by the user, wherein the step of capturing information is adjusted for the selected type of the information;
pre-processing information so as to obtain pre-processed information, wherein the step of pre-processing the information is adjusted for the selected type of information; and
providing the pre-processed information to a server for post-processing in a message that includes data identifying the type of information.
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Abstract
A method of processing information received in the form of a message from a mobile handheld device with a camera, where the message includes data representing an image of a document and an identifier of a type of said document. The method preferably provides image enhancement, information recognition and analysis selected based on the identified document type. An output of the system is preferably provided to the user in the form specified by the user, such as an e-mail.
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1. A method of capturing information using a mobile handheld device with a camera comprising the steps of:
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providing a user with a capability to select a type of information to be captured;
capturing information identified by the user, wherein the step of capturing information is adjusted for the selected type of the information;
pre-processing information so as to obtain pre-processed information, wherein the step of pre-processing the information is adjusted for the selected type of information; and
providing the pre-processed information to a server for post-processing in a message that includes data identifying the type of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of processing information comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a mobile handheld device that includes a camera a message including data representing an image of a document and an identifier of a type of the document;
storing the data and the associated identifier;
performing image enhancement based on the identifier so as to obtain an enhanced image;
recognizing information in the enhanced image so as to obtain data representing the image in a non-image format, wherein a recognition technique is determined in accordance with the identifier;
for specific documents, analyzing at least some of the data representing the image in a non-image format so as to obtain the meaning of information in said data and storing portions of the data in accordance with the meaning;
creating an output message including the result of one of the step of recognizing and the step of analyzing depending on the value of the identifier having information formatted in accordance with the identifier; and
providing said message to a user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile handheld device for capturing information comprising:
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a camera;
a flash;
user interface software including software for providing a user with a capability to select a type of information to be captured by the handheld device;
software for adjusting a capture of the information identified by a user on the basis of the type of the information selected by the user;
means for pre-processing information so as to obtain pre-processed information, wherein the means for pre-processing makes adjustments based on the selected type of information; and
means for providing the pre-processed information to a server for post-processing, the pre-processed information being in the form of a message that includes data identifying the type of information. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A network system for capturing and processing information comprising:
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a mobile handheld device that includes a camera and a user interface that that is configured to permit a user to select the type of information that is to be captured from a menu;
the camera being adapted to capture the selected information, the handheld device including software that is configured to pre-process the captured information and optionally compress the captured information;
a network including one or more servers including a post-processing server that is in communication with the handheld device such that the pre-processed information is transmitted to the post-processing server which is configured to convert the pre-processed information into post-processed information having a predetermined format; and
means for transmitting the post-processed information in the predetermined format to the user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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