Image processing system
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1. A method of processing to obtain data from forms and to organize such data, said forms having data in predetermined fields comprising the following steps:
- storing in memory form file data corresponding to a predetermined form, which form data specifies the locations of said predetermined fields within said form;
generating process commands corresponding to each of said specified fields;
scanning an executed one of said predetermined forms to obtain scan data representing information on said form and storing said scan data in memory;
registering each of said specified fields so as to accurately locate the data from such fields in memory;
processing by carrying out in said computer selected ones of said process commands on the respective specified field data to produce processed field data, wherein said processing step comprises generating a data entry sheet which presents a representation of each of said scanned specified fields arranged in a predetermined format on a sheet; and
storing said processed field data in at least one storage media.
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A method and apparatus for processing forms and organizing data taken from the forms, including optical scanning of a sheet and obtaining image data from selected portions of the sheet, and formatting of the selected image data and storing and displaying the formatted image data for subsequent use.
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1. A method of processing to obtain data from forms and to organize such data, said forms having data in predetermined fields comprising the following steps:
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storing in memory form file data corresponding to a predetermined form, which form data specifies the locations of said predetermined fields within said form; generating process commands corresponding to each of said specified fields; scanning an executed one of said predetermined forms to obtain scan data representing information on said form and storing said scan data in memory; registering each of said specified fields so as to accurately locate the data from such fields in memory; processing by carrying out in said computer selected ones of said process commands on the respective specified field data to produce processed field data, wherein said processing step comprises generating a data entry sheet which presents a representation of each of said scanned specified fields arranged in a predetermined format on a sheet; and storing said processed field data in at least one storage media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. A method of processing to obtain data from forms and to organize such data, comprising the following steps:
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storing in memory form file data corresponding to a predetermined form, which form data specifies the locations of said predetermined fields within said form; generating process commands corresponding to each of said specified fields; scanning an executed one of said predetermined forms to obtain scan data representing information on said form and storing said scan data in memory, said executed form comprising a predetermined number of registration marks comprising a plurality of ink means located at respective corners of said form; registering each of said specified fields so as to accurately locate the data from such fields in memory; processing by carrying out in said computer selected ones of said process commands on the respective specified field data to produce processed field data; and storing said processed field data in at least one storage media.
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