Patents Assigned to Ancestry.com
  • Publication number: 20140064621
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of linking a document image with indexed data is provided. The method may be performed by providing a document image, which is a digitized document having various information. Indexed data is also provided, which is a record that includes information extracted from the document image or a different document image. The process is further performed by identifying a feature of the indexed data and analyzing the document image to determine whether the feature is present within the information of the digitized document. The feature may be information or a characteristic defined by the information extracted from the document image or the different document image. If the feature is present within the information of the digitized document, a determination is made that the indexed data corresponds with the document image and the indexed data is linked with the document image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Ancestry.com
    Inventors: Jack Reese, Shawn Reid, Laryn Brown, Randy Hansen, Mark Oswald
  • Publication number: 20130156344
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of correcting alignment of an image. The method includes identifying an image of a document, and detecting a plurality of lines within the image. The method also includes classifying at least a subset of the plurality of lines as either horizontal or vertical lines, and determining whether a variance exists within a subset of the plurality of lines. Furthermore, the method includes applying a corrective transformation to adjust the image, where the variance within the subset of the plurality of lines is at least partially reduced as compared to the variance prior to the application of the corrective transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Ancestry.com
    Inventors: Jack Reese, Shawn Reid