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Image-based data management method and system

  • US 8,244,037 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2007
  • Issued: 08/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for organizing business cards, comprising:

  • receiving a business card in image format;

    conducting an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent business card in text format;

    identifying keywords of the equivalent business card in text format;

    linking the keywords with the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format;

    storing the business card in image format, the corresponding business card in text format, and the keywords in a relational database;

    searching against the keywords and the business card in text format in the relational database in accordance with a search query; and

    providing the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format in response to one or more keywords that match the search query.

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