DOCUMENT AND IMAGE PROCESSING
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1. A computer implemented method, the method comprising:
- capturing images of a plurality of receipts using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device;
performing, by one or more computing devices, optical character recognition to extract information from the plurality of receipts; and
storing in a storage device information extracted from each of the receipts as separate entries in an expenses summary; and
calculating, by the one or more computing devices, a total of expenses based on the information extracted from the plurality of receipts.
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Abstract
Computer implemented methods, apparatus and computer program product are described that involve capturing images of a plurality of documents and performing specialized processing on the documents for generalized translation, menu translation, expense reporting, business card and social networking site updating, calendar updating and currency identification. Other specialized applications are also disclosed.
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1. A computer implemented method, the method comprising:
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capturing images of a plurality of receipts using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device; performing, by one or more computing devices, optical character recognition to extract information from the plurality of receipts; and storing in a storage device information extracted from each of the receipts as separate entries in an expenses summary; and calculating, by the one or more computing devices, a total of expenses based on the information extracted from the plurality of receipts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6)
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4. A method comprising:
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capturing an image of a first receipt using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device; performing, by one or more computing devices, optical character recognition to extract information from the first receipt; and storing information extracted from the first receipt in an expenses summary. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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capturing an image of a business card using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device that includes one or more computing devices; performing, by the one or more computing devices, optical character recognition to identify text included in the business card, extracting, by the one or more computing devices, information from the business card satisfying one or more pre-defined categories of information, the extracted information including a name identified from the business card; and automatically adding a contact to an electronic contact database based on the extracted information; and automatically forming a contact with the name identified from the business card in a social networking website. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method comprising:
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capturing an image of a unit of currency using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device that includes one or more computing devices; determining, by the one or more computing devices, the type of the currency; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a denomination of the currency; and converting a value of the currency to a different type of currency; and displaying on a user interface of the portable electronic device a value of the piece of currency in the different type of currency. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method comprising:
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capturing an image using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device that includes one or more computing devices, the image including an address; performing, by the one or more computing devices, optical character recognition to identify the address; determining a current location of the portable electronic device; and generating directions from the determined current location to the identified address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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17. A method comprising:
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capturing an image of a first street sign at an intersection using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device; capturing an image of a second street sign at the intersection using the image capturing component of the portable electronic device; and determining, by one or more computing devices, a location of the portable electronic device based on the images of the first and second street signs.
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19. A method comprising:
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capturing an image using an image capturing component of a portable electronic device that includes one or more computing devices; performing, by one or more computing devices, optical character recognition to identify text included in the image, the text being written in a first language; automatically by the one or more computing devices, translating the text from the first language to a second language, the second language being different from the first language; and presenting the translated text to the user on a user interface of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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