Zone Based Scanning and Optical Character Recognition for Metadata Acquisition
First Claim
1. A method for using zone based scanning and optical character recognition for metadata acquisition, comprising:
- receiving user input identifying a first zone and a second zone on a visible representation of an electronic document;
associating the first zone with a first database category and the second zone with a second database category, the association made using a metadata map;
scanning a physical document in order to obtain a digital representation of the physical document as an electronic document;
performing optical character recognition on the first zone and the second zone on the electronic document to thereby obtain a first metadata element and a second metadata element; and
storing the electronic document along with the first metadata element and the second metadata element in a database, the first and second metadata elements stored in the database as directed by the metadata map.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for zone based scanning and optical character recognition for metadata acquisition comprising receiving user input identifying a first zone and a second zone on a visible representation of an electronic document and associating the first zone with a first database category and the second zone with a second database category, the association made using a metadata map. The method further comprises scanning a physical document in order to obtain a digital representation of the physical document as an electronic document, performing optical character recognition on the first zone and the second zone on the electronic document to thereby obtain a first metadata element and a second metadata element, and storing the electronic document along with the first metadata element and the second metadata element in a database, the first and second metadata elements stored in the database as directed by the metadata map.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for using zone based scanning and optical character recognition for metadata acquisition, comprising:
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receiving user input identifying a first zone and a second zone on a visible representation of an electronic document; associating the first zone with a first database category and the second zone with a second database category, the association made using a metadata map; scanning a physical document in order to obtain a digital representation of the physical document as an electronic document; performing optical character recognition on the first zone and the second zone on the electronic document to thereby obtain a first metadata element and a second metadata element; and storing the electronic document along with the first metadata element and the second metadata element in a database, the first and second metadata elements stored in the database as directed by the metadata map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A multifunction peripheral comprising:
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a scanner for scanning a physical document in order to obtain a digital representation of the physical document as an electronic document; a user interface for receiving user input identifying a first zone and a second zone on a visible representation of the electronic document; and a controller for associating the first zone with a first database category and the second zone with a second database category, the association made using a metadata map, the controller further for performing optical character recognition on the first zone and the second zone on the electronic document to thereby obtain a first metadata element and a second metadata element, and the controller further for directing a server to store the electronic document along with the first metadata element and the second metadata element in a database, the first and second metadata elements stored in the database as directed by the metadata map. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:
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receive user input identifying a first zone and a second zone on a visible representation of an electronic document; associate the first zone with a first database category and the second zone with a second database category, the association made using a metadata map; scan a physical document in order to obtain a digital representation of the physical document as an electronic document; perform optical character recognition on the first zone and the second zone on the electronic document to thereby obtain a first metadata element and a second metadata element; and store the electronic document along with the first metadata element and the second metadata element in a database, the first and second metadata elements stored in the database as directed by the metadata map. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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