Image-based data management method and system
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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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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for storing, organizing, and accessing image-based documents. The method includes receiving an image-based document, conducting an OCR conversion process to produce an equivalent document in text format, identifying keywords of the equivalent document in text format, linking the keywords with the image-based document and the corresponding equivalent document in text format, and storing the image-based document, the corresponding equivalent document in text format, and the keywords in a relational database.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for organizing business cards, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for organizing business cards on a website, comprising:
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one or more servers for interface between client devices through a communication network, the one or more servers further comprise; logic configured to receive a business card in image format; logic configured to conduct an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent business card in text format; logic configured to identify keywords of the equivalent business card in text format; logic configured to link the keywords with the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format; logic configured to store the business card in image format, the corresponding business card in text format, and the keywords in a relational database; logic configured to search against the keywords and the business card in text format in the relational database in accordance with a search query; and logic configured to provide 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. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for organizing image-based data, comprising:
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receiving an image-based document; conducting an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent document in text format; identifying keywords of the equivalent document in text format; linking the keywords with the image-based document and the corresponding equivalent document in text format; and storing the image-based document, the corresponding equivalent document in text format, and the keywords in a relational database; searching against the keywords and the equivalent document in text format in the relational database in accordance with a search query; and providing the image-based document and the corresponding equivalent document in text format in response to one or more keywords that match the search query. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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