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METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EXTRACTING DATA FROM A VISUAL IMAGE

  • US 20090144327A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2007
  • Published: 06/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for extracting data from a visual image, the method including:

  • capturing a visual image, or a sequence of visual images, that includes an advertisement for at least one of a product, a service, or an event;

    scanning the captured visual image or the captured sequence of visual images by an optical character recognition application to detect at least one key word;

    providing the at least one key word to an input/output (I/O) device so as to enable one or more key words of the at least one key word to be confirmed, deleted, or edited, wherein the at least one key word includes a key word identifying an electronic destination accessible over a network and corresponding to a source for the advertisement;

    electronically transmitting at least one key word that has been confirmed or edited by the I/O device over the network to the electronic destination corresponding to the source; and

    receiving digitized data from the source, the digitized data comprising at least one of digitized event data, digitized product data, or digitized service data.

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