METHOD FOR MAPPING FORM FIELDS FROM AN IMAGE CONTAINING TEXT
First Claim
1. A method for automatically redacting a textual portion from a computer-readable image file having text including the steps of:
- providing a computer having a processor;
providing the computer-readable image file;
performing, by the processor, optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text;
providing text that has been inputted into the computer by a user;
searching, by the processor, within the digitized text for a match of the inputted text;
locating, by the processor, of the textual portion in the image file that corresponds to the digitized text which matches the inputted text; and
redacting, by the processor, the textual portion from the image file.
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Abstract
Provides a number of methods of mapping form fields on a computer-readable image file, as well as a method for automatically redacting some portions of the image file. One method includes the steps of: performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text. The digitized text is compared with a plurality of keywords to identify at least one known form field on the image file. Each keyword is associated with one of the form fields. Then the location on the image file of any known form fields is compared with the locations of those same form fields within any provided template. Each template has at least one form field in a unique location from the other provided templates, and thereby it is possible to identify the template that matches the image file.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for automatically redacting a textual portion from a computer-readable image file having text including the steps of:
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providing a computer having a processor; providing the computer-readable image file; performing, by the processor, optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text; providing text that has been inputted into the computer by a user; searching, by the processor, within the digitized text for a match of the inputted text; locating, by the processor, of the textual portion in the image file that corresponds to the digitized text which matches the inputted text; and redacting, by the processor, the textual portion from the image file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of mapping form fields on a computer-readable image file including the steps of:
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providing a computer having a processor; providing the computer-readable image file; performing, by the processor, optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text; comparing, by the processor, the digitized text with a plurality of keywords to identify at least one known form field on the image file, each keyword being associated with one of the form fields; and comparing, by the processor, the location on the image file of any known form fields with the locations of those same form fields within any template in a provided plurality of templates, each template having at least one form field in a unique location from the other provided templates, and thereby identifying the template that matches the image file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of mapping form fields on a computer-readable image file including the steps of:
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providing a computer having a processor; providing the computer-readable image file; entering a patient'"'"'s information into the computer by a user; performing, by the processor, optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text; providing a database of keywords, the keywords each being associated with one of the form fields; identifying, by the processor, a name form field on the image file by comparing the entered patient information with the digitized text, and locating on the image file the digitized text that matches the patient information; comparing, by the processor, any digitized text that matches the keywords; and mapping the form fields in the location of the matching digitized text. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of mapping form fields on a computer-readable image file including the steps of:
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providing a remote computer and a central computer, each computer being network-accessible and having a processor; providing a plurality of computer-readable still images from varying angles about an object; providing the computer-readable image file stored on the remote computer, the image being a composite stitched image of the plurality of still images; uploading the image file and the still images from the remote computer to the central computer; and extracting text from the image file. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26)
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23. A method of mapping form fields on a computer-readable image file including the steps of:
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providing a remote computer and a central computer, each computer being network-accessible and having a processor; providing the computer-readable image file; providing a name of a patient entered into the remote computer; uploading the image file and the patient name from the remote computer to the central computer across a network; performing, by the central computer processor, optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text; comparing, by the central computer processor, the digitized text with a plurality of keywords to identify at least one known form field on the image file, each keyword being associated with one of the form fields; and comparing, by the central computer processor, the location on the image file of any known form fields with the locations of those same form fields within any template in a provided plurality of templates, each template having at least one form field in a unique location from the other provided templates, and thereby identifying the template that matches the image file.
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27. A method of mapping form fields on a computer-readable image file including the steps of:
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providing a remote computer and a central computer, each computer being network-accessible and having a processor; providing the computer-readable image file; providing a patient information entered into the remote computer; uploading the image file and the patient information from the remote computer to the central computer across a network; performing, by the central computer processor, optical character recognition (OCR) on the image file to produce digitized text; providing a database of keywords stored in the central computer, the keywords each being associated with one of the form fields; identifying, by the central computer processor, a name form field on the image file by comparing the entered patient information with the digitized text, and locating on the image file the digitized text that matches the patient information; comparing, by the central computer processor, any digitized text that matches the keywords; and mapping the form fields in the location of the matching digitized text. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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