Information processing methodology

Details Information processing methodology Information processing methodology

1998-03-19

2000-07-25

Lee, Thomas D.

Image analysis

Image segmentation

Region labeling

382282, G06F 1540

Patent

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060945052

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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