Method and apparatus for capturing paper-based information on a mobile computing device
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1. A method for storing paper-based information on a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- capturing a digital image of said paper-based information, where said paper-based information comprises text components;
processing said digital image of said paper-based information to recognize at least some of said text components;
verifying an accuracy of said recognized text components;
categorizing at least a portion of said paper-based information based on content of said recognized text components; and
storing said at least a portion of said paper-based information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for capturing paper-based information on a mobile computing device. In one embodiment, the inventive method includes capturing a digital image of the paper-based information, where the digital image comprises text (and in some cases non-text) components of the paper-based information. At least a portion of the paper-based information is then categorized based on the content of the text components and stored accordingly in either a local or remote database.
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1. A method for storing paper-based information on a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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capturing a digital image of said paper-based information, where said paper-based information comprises text components; processing said digital image of said paper-based information to recognize at least some of said text components; verifying an accuracy of said recognized text components; categorizing at least a portion of said paper-based information based on content of said recognized text components; and storing said at least a portion of said paper-based information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for storing paper-based information on a mobile computing device, where the program performs the steps of:
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capturing a digital image of said paper-based information, where said paper-based information comprises text components; processing said digital image of said paper-based information to recognize at feast some of said text components; verifying an accuracy of said recognized text components; categorizing at least a portion of said paper-based information based on content of said recognized text components; and storing said at least a portion of said paper-based information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Apparatus for storing paper-based information on a mobile computing device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for capturing a digital image of said paper-based information, where said paper-based information comprises text components; means for processing said digital image of said paper-based information to recognize at least some of said text components; means for verifying an accuracy of said recognized text components means for categorizing at least a portion of said paper-based information based on content of said recognized text components; and means for storing said at least a portion of said paper-based information.
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28. A method for storing paper-based information on a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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capturing a digital image of said paper-based information, where said paper-based information comprises text components; categorizing at least a portion of said paper-based information based on content of said text components, where said categorizing comprises; processing said digital image of said paper-based information to recognize at least some of said text components; and indexing said at least a portion of said paper-based information based on said recognized text components; receiving user input indicating an accuracy of said recognized text components; and storing said at least a portion of said paper-based information.
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29. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for storing paper-based information on a mobile computing device, where the program performs the steps of:
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capturing a digital image of said paper-based information, where said paper-based information comprises text components; categorizing at least a portion of said paper-based information based on content of said text components, where said categorizing comprises; processing said digital image of said paper-based information to recognize at least some of said text components; and indexing said at least a portion of said paper-based information based on said recognized text components; receiving user input indicating an accuracy of said recognized text components; and storing said at least a portion of said paper-based information.
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