Image-based data management method and system
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1. A method for organizing business cards, comprising:
- receiving a business card in image format;
conducting an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent business card in text format;
identifying keywords of the equivalent business card in text format;
linking the keywords with the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format; and
storing the business card in image format, the corresponding business card in text format, and the keywords in a relational database.
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Methods and systems are provided for storing, organizing, and accessing image-based documents. The method includes receiving an image-based document, conducting an OCR conversion process to produce an equivalent document in text format, identifying keywords of the equivalent document in text format, linking the keywords with the image-based document and the corresponding equivalent document in text format, and storing the image-based document, the corresponding equivalent document in text format, and the keywords in a relational database.
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1. A method for organizing business cards, comprising:
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receiving a business card in image format; conducting an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent business card in text format; identifying keywords of the equivalent business card in text format; linking the keywords with the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format; and storing the business card in image format, the corresponding business card in text format, and the keywords in a relational database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for organizing business cards on a website, comprising:
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one or more servers for interface between client devices through a communication network, the one or more servers further comprise; logic configured to receive a business card in image format; logic configured to conduct an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent business card in text format; logic configured to identify keywords of the equivalent business card in text format; logic configured to link the keywords with the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format; and logic configured to store the business card in image format, the corresponding business card in text format, and the keywords in a relational database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for organizing image-based data, comprising:
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receiving an image-based document; conducting an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent document in text format; identifying keywords of the equivalent document in text format; linking the keywords with the image-based document and the corresponding equivalent document in text format; and storing the image-based document, the corresponding equivalent document in text format, and the keywords in a relational database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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