Information processing methodology
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1. A method of inputting information from a diversity of hard copy documents to a computer, comprising at least one of the following steps (a), (b), and (c):
- (a) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an interactive mode which includes the following substeps(a)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying a digitized image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display;
(a)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user for identifying information on said digitized image and converting at least said identified information to converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program; and
(a)(3) transferring said converted text data to said field of information;
(b) creating a template to enable transfer of converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program according to an interactive template creation mode which includes the following substeps(b)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying an image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display;
(b)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user to create a template which identifies at least one location on said image as containing information to be converted to text data corresponding to a field of information required by an application program; and
(b)(3) storing said template;
(c) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an automatic mode which includes the following substeps(c)(1) scanning a hard copy document to generate document information; and
(c)(2) matching at least a portion of said document information with a template created to transfer converted text data to at least one field of information required by an application program.
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Abstract
An information processing methodology gives rise to an application program interface which includes an automated digitizing unit, such as a scanner, which inputs information from a diversity of hard copy documents and stores information from the hard copy documents into a memory as stored document information. Portions of the stored document information are selected in accordance with content instructions which designate portions of the stored document information required by a particular application program. The selected stored document information is then placed into the transmission format required by a particular application program in accordance with transmission format instructions. After the information has been transmission formatted, the information is transmitted to the application program. In one operational mode, the interface interactively prompts the user to identify, on a display, portions of the hard copy documents containing information used in application programs or for storage.
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1. A method of inputting information from a diversity of hard copy documents to a computer, comprising at least one of the following steps (a), (b), and (c):
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(a) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an interactive mode which includes the following substeps (a)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying a digitized image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display; (a)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user for identifying information on said digitized image and converting at least said identified information to converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program; and (a)(3) transferring said converted text data to said field of information; (b) creating a template to enable transfer of converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program according to an interactive template creation mode which includes the following substeps (b)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying an image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display; (b)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user to create a template which identifies at least one location on said image as containing information to be converted to text data corresponding to a field of information required by an application program; and (b)(3) storing said template; (c) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an automatic mode which includes the following substeps (c)(1) scanning a hard copy document to generate document information; and (c)(2) matching at least a portion of said document information with a template created to transfer converted text data to at least one field of information required by an application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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20. A method of inputting information from a diversity of hard copy documents to a computer, comprising at least two of the following steps (a), (b), and (c):
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(a) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an interactive mode which includes the following substeps (a)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying a digitized image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display; (a)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user for identifying information on said digitized image and converting at least said identified information to converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program; and (a)(3) transferring said converted text data to said field of information; (b) creating a template to enable transfer of converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program according to an interactive template creation mode which includes the following substeps (b)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying an image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display; (b)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user to create a template which identifies at least one location on said image as containing information to be converted to text data corresponding to a field of information required by an application program; and (b)(3) storing said template; (c) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an automatic mode which includes the following substeps (c)(1) scanning a hard copy document to generate document information; and (c)(2) matching at least a portion of said document information with a template created to transfer converted text data to at least one field of information required by an application program. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of inputting information from a diversity of hard copy documents to a computer, comprising each of the following steps (a), (b), and (c):
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(a) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an interactive mode which includes the following substeps (a)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying a digitized image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display; (a)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user for identifying information on said digitized image and converting at least said identified information to converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program; and (a)(3) transferring said converted text data to said field of information; (b) creating a template to enable transfer of converted text data corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program according to an interactive template creation mode which includes the following substeps (b)(1) scanning a hard copy document and displaying an image of at least a portion of the hard copy document on a display; (b)(2) interactively receiving instructions from a user to create a template which identifies at least one location on said image as containing information to be converted to text data corresponding to a field of information required by an application program; and (b)(3) storing said template; (c) inputting information from a hard copy document according to an automatic mode which includes the following substeps (c)(1) scanning a hard copy document to generate document information; and (c)(2) matching at least a portion of said document information with a template created to transfer converted text data to at least one field of information required by an application program. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66)
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