Search Engines and Systems with Handheld Document Data Capture Devices
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1. A system for locating and retrieving information, comprising:
- an aggregated search index comprising document indexes from multiple restricted sources, wherein the aggregated search index also comprises indications of whether indexed electronic content corresponds to one or more rendered documents; and
a search engine operatively coupled with the aggregated search index, wherein the search engine is configured to determine whether information associated with a search query is based on information captured from a rendered document and to search the aggregated search index in response to receiving the search query.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed innovations provide systems and methods for locating data associated with rendered documents. Some embodiments support the use of a handheld document data capture device.
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1. A system for locating and retrieving information, comprising:
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an aggregated search index comprising document indexes from multiple restricted sources, wherein the aggregated search index also comprises indications of whether indexed electronic content corresponds to one or more rendered documents; and a search engine operatively coupled with the aggregated search index, wherein the search engine is configured to determine whether information associated with a search query is based on information captured from a rendered document and to search the aggregated search index in response to receiving the search query. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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17. A method in a computing system of locating information, comprising:
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receiving a search query initiated by a capture device; determining whether information associated with the search query results from information captured from a rendered document; searching an aggregated search index in response to receiving the search query, wherein the aggregated search index comprises document indexes from multiple restricted sources and indications of whether indexed electronic content corresponds to one or more rendered documents; and providing information associated with results of the search using the search query to the capture device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions of:
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receiving a search query initiated by a capture device; determining whether information associated with the search query results from information captured from a rendered document; searching an aggregated search index in response to receiving the search query, wherein the aggregated search index comprises document indexes from multiple restricted sources and indications of whether indexed electronic content corresponds to one or more rendered documents; and providing information associated with results of the search using the search query to the capture device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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