Abstract: Multiple recognition engines (110) provide different interpretations (116) of a word at a given location within a scanned document (108). A word node corresponding to each unique interpretation is stored within a word index (102), with each word node being linked to word nodes of previously and subsequently recognized words.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2001
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2007
Assignee:
iArchives, Inc.
Inventors:
Timothy L. Andersen, Frederick A. Zarndt, Robert B. Wille, Michael E. Rimer, Michael U. Bailey, G. Bret Millar, E. Derek Rowley