Electronic Forms Using Indicia, Sometimes Hidden Indicia

• US 20110007364A1
• Filed: 06/11/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Brundage, Trent J., Hannigan, Brett T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,050,451 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00838 Preventing unauthorised reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to creating and managing electronic documents. One claim recites a computerized tablet including: electronic memory for storing electronic data corresponding to an application document, an electronic processor, and a display. The electronic processor is programmed for: obtaining the electronic data corresponding to an application document; analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier; and generating an electronic form based at least in part on the steganographic indicia, the electronic form comprising at least one field to receive user input. The display is for displaying the electronic version of the application document, and for receiving user input corresponding to the at least one field. Other claims and combinations are provided as well.

Claims

1. A computerized tablet comprising:

electronic memory for storing electronic data corresponding to a physical application document;

an electronic processor programmed for;

obtaining the electronic data corresponding to a physical application document;

analyzing the electronic data to detect indicia hidden therein, the indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier;

based at least in part on detected indicia, generating an electronic version of the physical application document including a portion to receive requested application information from an applicant; and

a display for displaying the electronic version of the physical application document, and for receiving requested application information from the applicant corresponding to the portion.

2. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the electronic processor is further programmed for associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of records associated with the applicant or with the physical application document.

3. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the physical application document comprises a driver'"'"'s license application.

4. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which indicia comprises a spatial orientation that is used to help generate the electronic version of the physical application document.

5. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the indicia comprises digital watermarking.

6. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the generating comprises providing image data from the electronic data for use as a background or overlay image in the electronic version.

7. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the electronic processor is further programmed for receiving user input via the display and for associating the user input in at least one of a first field or a second field in the electronic version.

8. The computerized tablet of claim 7 in which the electronic processor is further programmed for storing the user input as an XML file.

9. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the electronic processor is further programmed for associating second indicia with the electronic version, and for controlling printing of the electronic version so as to include the second information.

10. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the second indicia is associated with the applicant or the physical application document.

20. The computerized tablet of claim 1 in which the indicia comprises data corresponding to a document template, and said generating uses the data to help create the electronic version in accordance with the template.

11. A computerized tablet comprising:

electronic memory for storing electronic data corresponding to a physical application document;

an electronic processor programmed for;

obtaining electronic data corresponding to a physical application document;

analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier;

determining, based at least in part on the steganographic indicia, a relative location of a first area and a relative location of a second area with respect to the physical application document; and

based at least in part on detected steganographic indicia, generating an electronic version of the physical application document, in which said generating utilizes at least the relative location of the first area and the relative location of the second area to spatially position a first field and a second field within the electronic version, the first field and the second field comprising fields are for receiving user input; and

a display for displaying the electronic version of the physical application document, and for receiving application information from the applicant corresponding to the first field and the second field.

12. The computerized tablet of claim 11 in which the electronic processor is further programmed for associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of records associated with the applicant or with the physical application document.

13. The computerized tablet of claim 11 in which the steganographic indicia comprises data corresponding to a document template, and said generating uses the data to help create the electronic version in accordance with the template.

14. A computerized tablet comprising:

electronic memory for storing electronic data corresponding to an application document;

an electronic processor programmed for;

obtaining the electronic data corresponding to an application document;

analyzing the electronic data to detect steganographic indicia encoded therein, the steganographic indicia comprising a plural-bit identifier; and

generating an electronic form based at least in part on the steganographic indicia, the electronic form comprising at least one field to receive user input; and

a display for displaying the electronic version of the application document, and for receiving user input corresponding to the at least one field.

15. The computerized tablet of claim 14 in which the steganographic indicia comprises at least one field type name or indicator.

16. The computerized tablet of claim 15 in which the at least one field type name or indicator comprises an XML descriptor or tag.

17. The computerized tablet of claim 16 in which the user input is associated with the at least one XML descriptor or tag.

18. The computerized tablet of claim 14 in which the electronic processor is further programmed for associating the plural-bit identifier with a plurality of different records associated with the application document.

19. The computerized tablet of claim 14 in which the steganographic indicia comprises data corresponding to a document template, and said generating uses the data to help create the electronic version in accordance with the template.