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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8331739 | Efficient identification and correction of optical character recognition errors through learning in a multi-engine environment OCR errors are identified and corrected through learning. An error probability estimator is trained using ground truths to learn error probability estimation. Multiple OCR engines process a text image, and convert it into texts. The error probability estimator compa... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8295652 | Combined portable computer with adjustable display screen and associated method An ergonomic laptop for permitting a user to adjust a viewing angle or height as needed may include a base member preferably having a keyboard displayed on a top surface thereof. A mechanism for linearly biasing the display screen along a y-axis defined above the ba... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8280198 | Multi-behavior image correction tool A system to perform modifications, or adjustments, to a digital image includes an interface component to receive selection input that indicates a location with respect to the digital data to be modified. A detector then detects a characteristic of the digital data. ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8254730 | Automatic media edit inspector A system that provides automatic background analysis of a digital image or other media element makes a determination that the image or media element may benefit from correction, and prompts the user to use a correction feature of the system. In some implementations,... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8249399 | Optical character recognition verification A method for optical character recognition (OCR) verification, the method includes: receiving a first character image that was obtained from applying an OCR process on a document; wherein the first character image is classified, by the OCR, as being associated with ... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8175421 | Label image editing apparatus, label image editing plotting system, and label image editing program storage medium There is disclosed a label image editing apparatus for editing a label image on a recording media having a data side on which data is recorded, and a label side on which a label image is plotted to visually confirm recording contents on the data side. The label imag... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175420 | System and method for in-browser photo editing An in-browser photo-editing application method and system. The method may typically include retrieving an image for manipulation along with a set of image manipulation instructions at a client computer and engaging a manipulation to the image from the client compute... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160403 | Image transmitting apparatus and image transmitting program A game apparatus functioning as an image transmitting apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU performs an edit of at least one image with a controller according to an instruction by a user, transmits image data of the image through a wireless communication module to a net... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8103132 | Fast key-in for machine-printed OCR-based systems A method for correcting results of OCR or other scanned symbols. Initially scanning and performing OCR classification on a document. Clustering character/symbol classifications resulting from the OCR based on shapes. Creating super-symbols based on at least a first ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7978938 | Multi-behavior image correction tool A system to perform modifications, or adjustments, to a digital image includes an interface component to receive selection input to enable selection of the digital data to be modified. A detector then detects a characteristic of the digital data. A configurator auto... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7945126 | Automatic media edit inspector A system that provides automatic background analysis of a digital image or other media element makes a determination that the image or media element may benefit from correction, and prompts the user to use a correction feature of the system. In some implementations,... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7925121 | Theme-based batch processing of a collection of images Processing a collection of images includes identifying a theme for the collection of images, and performing batch processing on the collection of images. The batch processing includes applying a pre-defined group of image editing operations to the images to give the... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7853100 | Method and system for photo planning and tracking A computer-implemented method and system are provided for tracking image capture compliance with an image capture criteria. Method and system aspects of the exemplary embodiment include receiving user-defined criteria for specifying an image capture plan that define... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7720316 | Constraint-based correction of handwriting recognition errors A handwriting recognition system interprets handwritten text and produces a typed interpretation of that text. When the initial interpretation of the handwritten text is inaccurate, the handwriting recognition system alters the initial recognition by reinterpreting ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7593603 | Multi-behavior image correction tool A system to perform modifications, or adjustments, to a digital image includes an interface component to receive selection input to enable selection of the digital data to be modified. A detector then detects a characteristic of the digital data. A configurator auto... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7499602 | Efficiency and speed in verification of recognition results A method for increasing efficiency of interaction by an operator with data on a computer display includes presenting the data to the operator on the computer display, and providing multiple instances of an on-screen control at different locations on the display for ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7444038 | Image correction apparatus and image correcting method Images at two or more correction levels are output as corrected images for a given image, and a user is allowed to select a preferred corrected image. Based on the selection result of the user, an image to be corrected which is different from the given image is corr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437024 | Producing printing images having personalized features A method for personalizing an image-based physical manifestation to conform with user preferences for image processing. In one implementation, the method includes identifying an image for processing, identifying user preferences for image processing and processing t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433548 | Efficient processing of non-reflow content in a digital image A computer system and method for efficiently processing a digital image into reflow content is presented. The method comprises each of the following as executed on a computer. A digital image is obtained for processing. The digital image includes at least some conte... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433507 | Imaging chain for digital tomosynthesis on a flat panel detector A method of creating and displaying images resulting from digital tomosynthesis performed on a subject using a flat panel detector is disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a series of x-ray images of the subject, where each x-ray image is acquired at ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415171 | Multigraph optical character reader enhancement systems and methods Systems, methods, and software consistent with the present invention use combinations of two or more letters (xgraphs) or characters, such as three letter combinations (trigraphs), to aid in deciphering ambiguous characters in OCR systems. Embodiments consistent wit... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7415141 | Signature authentication device, signature authentication method, and computer program product A signature authentication device is disclosed. Even when there are variations in an input hand-written signature during the registration of the signature or during the authentication of the signature, the signature authentication device easily registers or authenti... | 08/19/2008 |
| RE40384 | Apparatus and method for manipulating scanned documents in a computer aided design system An apparatus and method for manipulating scanned documents using computer aided design (CAD) commands includes a link program which receives the CAD commands and displays all or selected portions of a raster-based image, which is created by scanning a hard copy docu... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382973 | Data processing apparatus, information processing system and computer-readable recording medium recording selecting program The present invention provides a data processing apparatus comprising a first additional information acquisition unit for acquiring the first additional information with regard to a first processing target data; a second additional information acquisition unit acqui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376290 | Method and system for providing a photo album to a user of a digital imaging device A method and system for providing a user with an album including a plurality of pages is disclosed. The method and system include allowing a user to purchase at least a portion of the album including a portion of the plurality of pages. The user is allowed to set a ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370066 | System and method for offline editing of data files A system and method that enables a user to edit a data file offline is described. This system and method can enable a user to edit a data file without the user having to discover or deploy a solution application governing the data file. For security, this system and... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358965 | Tapping to create writing The present invention provides a method and system for tapping to create document structure, such as writing. A tapping gesture received from the user is interpreted by a writing application to indicate that the user is about to write in a certain location on the pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346193 | Method for detecting object traveling direction An object of the invention is to provide a target travel direction detecting method capable of detecting the travel direction of efficiently detecting the travel direction of a target by using a small amount of information. The target travel direction detecti... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339598 | System and method for automated product design Automated electronic document design systems and methods for combining identified images and layouts into electronic product templates for displaying to a user. A plurality of images and a plurality of layouts are retained. Stored images are identified based on keyw... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330856 | Item specification object management system A system and method for constructing data concerning items of an asset. The method comprises: providing a user data entry interface; receiving a plurality of data values, each into a data field of the interface, wherein the plurality of data fields comprise a specif... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321688 | Image processor for character recognition In image processing of a document having image data of a document including an image with character images on a background image, the character images and the background image thereof are separated. First, areas in correspondence to the character images from the ima... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321763 | Communication terminal receiving connection information from a cellular phone and communication system including such a communication terminal The communication terminal and a communication system is capable of eliminating necessity of complicated setting inputs related to communication in a communication terminal in performing dial-up connection to a communication apparatus on a network from the communica... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305612 | Systems and methods for automatic form segmentation for raster-based passive electronic documents Systems and methods for automatically extracting form information (document structure, elements, format, etc.) from electronic documents such as raster-based passive documents, and storing such form information in a file in accordance with a predetermined DTD (docum... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293231 | Data entry for personal computing devices In one aspect of the invention, the user can rapidly enter and search for text through a combination of entering one or more characters (a partial text entry) on a digitally displayed keyboard with a pointing device and using a search list to display a list of selec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286683 | Container identification and tracking system A system for automatically identifying containers that are loaded/unloaded by a crane and for capturing and/or analyzing images of at least a part of the container. A camera control system is arranged to receive information generated in, and/or transmitted from, a c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281245 | Mechanism for downloading software components from a remote source for use by a local software application A method and system are provided for downloading software components from a remote source to a software application for providing updates or additions to the application's functionality. All components and files that may be utilized to update or add to functionality... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272604 | Method, system and computer readable medium for addressing handling from an operating system A method, system and computer readable medium for information handling within an operating system, including providing a record retrieval program; providing an input device within a window or screen of the operating system and configured to enter an execute command ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269303 | Remote digital image enhancement system and method A system and method are provided for remotely enhancing digital images by communication of the digital images over a network to a remote processing facility. More particularly, the digital image routing method includes steps of receiving a digital image packet that ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268902 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program To collect optimal data to an image processing capacity of an output section in an image processing apparatus. Therefore, a method of the present invention includes the steps of: selecting a resource from among conditional branch resources linked in analyzed documen... | 09/11/2007 |
