SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION
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1. A method of classifying electronic documents, comprising:
- converting a candidate electronic document comprising character data to a candidate image;
obtaining a representation of a degree of visual similarity of the candidate image to a reference image, the reference image having been obtained by identifying a reference electronic document containing character data representative of a specified classification;
andconverting the reference electronic document to a reference image.
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Abstract
A system and method for electronic document classification are provided. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: converting a candidate electronic document comprising character data to a candidate image; obtaining a representation of a degree of visual similarity of the candidate image to a reference image, the reference image having been obtained by identifying a reference electronic document containing character data representative of a specified classification; and converting the reference electronic document to a reference image.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of classifying electronic documents, comprising:
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converting a candidate electronic document comprising character data to a candidate image; obtaining a representation of a degree of visual similarity of the candidate image to a reference image, the reference image having been obtained by identifying a reference electronic document containing character data representative of a specified classification; and converting the reference electronic document to a reference image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product loaded on a computer readable medium, which when executed, classifies electronic documents, comprising program code for:
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converting a candidate electronic document comprising character data to a candidate image; obtaining a representation of a degree of visual similarity of the candidate image to a reference image, the reference image having been obtained by identifying a reference electronic document containing character data representative of a specified classification; and converting the reference electronic document to a reference image.
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11. A system for classifying electronic documents, comprising:
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a system for converting a candidate electronic document comprising character data to a candidate image; a system for obtaining a representation of a degree of visual similarity of the candidate image to a reference image, the reference image having been obtained by identifying a reference electronic document containing character data representative of a specified classification; and a system for converting the reference electronic document to a reference image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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