Patents by Inventor M. Armon Rahgozar
M. Armon Rahgozar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8078975Abstract: A method for creating a metadata field in a template, which includes receiving a template selection, receiving a selection of a new metadata field, receiving properties of a metadata field to be added to the template, storing the properties of the metadata field, and downloading the metadata field to a scanning device in response to a signal from the scanning device.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Mary Ann Sprague, M. Armon Rahgozar, Peter M. Cucci
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Patent number: 7965891Abstract: A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John C. Handley, M. Armon Rahgozar, Dennis L. Venable, Pamela B. Spiteri, Anoop M. Namboodiri, Richard Zanibbi
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Patent number: 7860312Abstract: A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John C. Handley, M. Armon Rahgozar, Dennis L. Venable, Pamela B. Spiteri, Anoop M. Namboodiri, Richard Zanibbi
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Patent number: 7826076Abstract: Systems and methods for performing secure value-added network services in a network using one or more operating systems. The system runs on a distribution agent Web server accessible from one or more types of network Operating Systems (“OS”) via a Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) channel. The system includes one or more subsystems, including a receiving system that receives one or more document service requests over a secure communications medium, an authentication system that authenticates each received document service request, a processing system that processes the one or more authenticated document service requests, and a request fulfillment system that fulfills each processed document service request.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel W. Manchala, M. Armon Rahgozar, Mary Ann Sprague
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Publication number: 20100149606Abstract: A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: John C. Handley, M. Armon Rahgozar, Dennis L. Venable, Pamela B. Spiteri, Anoop M. Namboodiri, Richard Zanibbi
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Publication number: 20100150397Abstract: A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: John C. Handley, M. Armon Rahgozar, Dennis L. Venable, Pamela B. Spiteri, Anoop M. Namboodiri, Richard Zanibbi
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Patent number: 7689037Abstract: A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2004Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John C. Handley, M. Armon Rahgozar, Dennis L. Venable, Pamela B. Spiteri, Anoop M. Namboodiri, Richard Zanibbi
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Patent number: 7443548Abstract: This invention provides systems and methods that use a meta job description that combines a number of scan jobs into a single combined job and use a meta job description that incorporates the scan parameters for a plurality of scan. Scanning documents with a meta job description provides user with the ability to scan any number of different documents with different parameters and combine them into a single combined job before the job is sent to its final destination. This allows the user to compose a single electronic document from any number of documents with different parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Mary Ann Sprague, M. Armon Rahgozar
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Patent number: 6963413Abstract: A system and method that enables scan to print services is disclosed. In one embodiment, Document Reproduction System (DRS) has at least one scan to print job template specifying at least one recipient and at least one printing device. A storage pool service is also provided for storing the job template which is accessible by at least one printing device. A scanner is utilized for receiving a digitized version of a document to be manipulated by the specified job template parameters. The DRS performs the specified operations on the digitized document in accordance with the job template parameters and then the document is forwarded to the recipient's designated printing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: M. Armon Rahgozar, John A. Moore, Mary Ann Sprague
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Patent number: 6961140Abstract: A system and method is presented for tuning a scanned image to a specified printing device for enhanced image quality output. The method generally has the steps of first receiving a scanned image in digitized format and reading a specification of how the image was scanned including the input document format; the output document format, syntax, and parameter semantics. Loading a device profile of the target printing system as input wherein the parameters that define the enhanced print quality for a printing system are specified by the device profile of that system. Producing an output image such that when printed on the target printer, it produces enhanced quality output.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Moore, M. Armon Rahgozar, Mary Ann Sprague
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Publication number: 20040150854Abstract: This invention provides systems and methods that use a meta job description that combines a number of scan jobs into a single combined job and use a meta job description that incorporates the scan parameters for a plurality of scan. Scanning documents with a meta job description provides user with the ability to scan any number of different documents with different parameters and combine them into a single combined job before the job is sent to its final destination. This allows the user to compose a single electronic document from any number of documents with different parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Mary Ann Sprague, M. Armon Rahgozar
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Publication number: 20040070613Abstract: A method for creating a metadata field in a template, which includes receiving a template selection, receiving a selection of a new metadata field, receiving properties of a metadata field to be added to the template, storing the properties of the metadata field, and downloading the metadata field to a scanning device in response to a signal from the scanning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: Xerox Corporation.Inventors: Mary Ann Sprague, M. Armon Rahgozar, Peter M. Cucci
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Publication number: 20030043416Abstract: In a network-based input scanning system, wherein a sender scanning a hard-copy document at a scanner sends the resulting image data to an electronic mail address, the scanner appends an electronic mail address of the sender in the “From:” space of the electronic mail message. In this way, status messages or other responses to the electronic mail message bearing the image data are directed to the sender's computer, and not only to the scanner itself. The identity of the sender is determined by a network-login step the sender uses to access the scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Darrell L. Rublee, M. Armon Rahgozar, James C. Campbell, Keith S. Watson, Michael W. Barrett, Peter M. Cucci, Robert E. Crumrine, Daryl D'Entrecasteaux
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Publication number: 20030043402Abstract: Systems and methods for performing secure value-added network services in a network using one or more operating systems. The system runs on a distribution agent Web server accessible from one or more types of network Operating Systems (“OS”) via a Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) channel. The system includes one or more subsystems, including a receiving system that receives one or more document service requests over a secure communications medium, an authentication system that authenticates each received document service request, a processing system that processes the one or more authenticated document service requests, and a request fulfillment system that fulfills each processed document service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel W. Manchala, M. Armon Rahgozar, Mary Ann Sprague
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Publication number: 20020109870Abstract: A system and method is presented for tuning a scanned image to a specified printing device for enhanced image quality output. The method generally has the steps of first receiving a scanned image in digitized format and reading a specification of how the image was scanned including the input document format; the output document format, syntax, and parameter semantics. Loading a device profile of the target printing system as input wherein the parameters that define the enhanced print quality for a printing system are specified by the device profile of that system. Producing an output image such that when printed on the target printer, it produces enhanced quality output.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2000Publication date: August 15, 2002Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Moore, M. Armon Rahgozar, Mary Ann Sprague
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Patent number: 5841900Abstract: The present invention is a method for bottom-up recognition of tables within a document. This method is based on the paradigm of graph-rewriting. First, the document image is transformed into a layout graph whose nodes and edges represent document entities and their interrelations respectively. This graph is subsequently rewritten using a set of rules designed based on apriori document knowledge and general formatting conventions. The resulting graph provides a logical view of the document content. It can be parsed to provide general format analysis information.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1996Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: M. Armon Rahgozar, Robert Cooperman
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Patent number: 5485566Abstract: Tabular documents have column structures that can be determined without decoding the bitmap. The method searches for separation intervals that separate word fragments in the table. These separation intervals are processed by intersecting them with other intervals and ranking the resulting intervals. A structured closure of separation intervals are maintained in bins. The intervals in the bins are sorted and used to determine new intersections when the next separation interval is processed. The intervals with the highest ranking are selected as the column separation intervals. The columns are easily identified with the method without first decoding the bitmap.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1993Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: M. Armon Rahgozar