INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20100182631A1
• Filed: 08/17/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kushler, Clifford A., Stafford-Fraser, James Q., King, Martin T., Grover, Dale L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,619,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio

Abstract

A system, apparatus and method for filling forms, including using a graphical capture device, are described herein.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of providing field data related to an electronic instance of a form, the method comprising:

graphically capturing a form identifier corresponding to the form from a representation of the form;

processing said form identifier to identify at least one form field;

obtaining field data corresponding to at least one of said at least one form field; and

generating a representation of said field data for communication to a recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising depicting a representation of the form in conjunction with said field data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising authorizing said field data for communication to said recipient.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein graphically capturing comprises scanning said representation of said form identifier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein graphically capturing comprises capturing an image of said representation of said form identifier with a camera.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the form comprises a signature field.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising graphically capturing an image of a signature in said signature field.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said signature field comprises a machine a readable component.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said form identifier comprises a plurality of characters.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said form identifier comprises a computer readable representation of form identifier.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said form identifier comprises an identifying symbol.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a representation of said field data comprises printing said field data.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a representation of said field data comprising generating an electronic message.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said electronic message is a facsimile message.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said electronic message is communicated over a network.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said electronic message is an electronic mail message.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said electronic message is a hypertext form submission.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a representation of said field data comprising generating a rendered form.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said rendered form is a printed paper form.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said rendered form is a postal mailable form.

21-97. -97. (canceled)