Abstract: A computer implemented method of converting a document in an input format to a document in a different output format is disclosed. The method generally comprises locating data in the input document, grouping data into one or more intermediate format blocks in an intermediate format document, and converting the intermediate format document to the output format document using the intermediate format blocks. Each intermediate format block may be a paragraph, a line, a word, a table, or an image. The input document may be received over a network and the output document is sent over the network. A linked table of contents and/or an index may be generated. A computer executable program may be generated and inserted into the output document for selecting one output format for display.

Abstract: A processor-based fax routing method receives digital data representing a facsimile document. Without performing optical character recognition ("OCR"), the method identifies in the image data a keyword block of text, and an addressee-name block of text that is located near the keyword block of text. The fax routing method then performs OCR on the image data extracting therefrom texts for the keyword, the name of the addressee, and other text present in the facsimile. Using probabilities computed between the text of the name of the addressee and names in a list of possible addressees, and between the keyword and keywords in a list of keywords, the fax routing method determines an addressee for the document. The fax routing method then converts all text into email addressed to the fax's addressee, and stores the email onto an email server from which it may be retrieved.

Abstract: A processor based method for recognizing, capturing and storing tabular data receives digital-computer data representing a document either as a pixel-format document-image, or as formatted text. Within the digital computer, either form of the digital-computer data is processed to locate tabular data present therein. After a table has been located, tabular data is extracted from cells present in either form of the digital-computer data. The extracted tabular data is stored into a database present on the digital computer.