Information processing methodology
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method of processing data on a computer comprising the steps of:
- parsing a portion of data from a hard copy document corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program;
converting said data to a format compatible with said application program; and
transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program;
said method to operate at the user'"'"'s option in the following modes;
(a) receiving instructions from a user for parsing said portion of data;
(b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for parsing said portion of data;
(c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and
(d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data.
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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 processing data on a computer comprising the steps of:
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parsing a portion of data from a hard copy document corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program; converting said data to a format compatible with said application program; and transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program; said method to operate at the user'"'"'s option in the following modes; (a) receiving instructions from a user for parsing said portion of data; (b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for parsing said portion of data; (c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and (d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. An application program interface comprising:
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a parser operable to select a portion of data from a hard copy document corresponding to at least one field of information required by an application program; a converter operable to convert said data to a format compatible with said application program; and a transmitter transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program; said interface, at least partially implemented by a data processing device, and operable at the user'"'"'s option in the following modes; (a) receiving instructions from a user for parsing said portion of data; (b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for parsing said portion of data; (c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and (d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A multimode information processing system for inputting information from a hard copy document into at least one application program, comprising:
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a parser operable to select a portion of data from said hard copy document corresponding to at least one field of information required by said application program; a converter operable to convert said data to a format compatible with said application program; and a transmitter transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program; an interface, at least partially implemented by a data processing device, and operable at the user'"'"'s option in the following modes; (a) receiving instructions from a user for selecting said portion of data; (b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for selecting said portion of data; (c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and (d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18)
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16. A multimode information processing system for inputting information from a hard copy document into at least one field of information required by an application program, comprising:
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an interface, including an electronic data processing device, and operable to parse a portion of data from said hard copy document corresponding to said at least one field of information required by said application program; a converter, including said electronic data processing device, and operable to convert said data to a format compatible with said application program; and a transmitter transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program; said interface operable at the user'"'"'s option in the following modes; (a) receiving instructions from a user for parsing said portion of data; (b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for parsing said portion of data; (c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and (d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data.
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17. A multimode information processing system for inputting information from a hard copy document into at least one field of information required by an application program, comprising:
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an interface, including at least in part an electronic data processing device, said interface operable in the following modes; (a) receiving instructions from a user for parsing a portion of data from said hard copy document corresponding to said at least one field of information; (b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for parsing said portion of data; (c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and (d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data; and a transmitter transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program.
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19. A method for multimode information data processing for inputting information from a hard copy document into at least one field of information required by an application program, comprising the steps of:
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receiving input data corresponding to at least a portion of said hard copy document into a data processing device, said data processing device operable in the following modes; (a) receiving instructions from a user for parsing a portion of said input data from said hard copy document corresponding to said at least one field of information required by said application program; (b) receiving instructions from a user to create a template for parsing said portion of data; (c) selecting a template corresponding to said hard copy document; and (d) utilizing said template for automatically parsing said portion of said data; and transmitting said formatted data to said at least one field of information of said application program.
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