Patents Assigned to ScanR, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7933453
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: scanR, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Publication number: 20100054605
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: ScanR Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Patent number: 7640037
    Abstract: A method of processing information received in the form of a message from a mobile handheld device with a camera, where the message includes data representing an image of a document and an identifier of a type of said document. The method preferably provides image enhancement, information recognition and analysis selected based on the identified document type. An output of the system is preferably provided to the user in the form specified by the user, such as an e-mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: scanR, Inc,
    Inventors: Andrew H. Mutz, Oleg Rashkovskiy, Joseph R. S. Molnar, Chris P. Dury, Andrew Laszlo, Rudy Ruano
  • Patent number: 7639875
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: ScanR, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Publication number: 20090034844
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: scanR Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz
  • Patent number: 7450760
    Abstract: A method and a system for interpreting information in a document are provided, with the system receiving an image of a document from a remote source and converting it into multiple sets of blocks of characters. Tags indicating likely meaning of blocks are assigned to them. At least some of the blocks have an associated score representing the probability that the characters in the block correctly represent the characters in the original image. The system selects one set from multiple sets based on the scores associated to certain blocks determined by accessing remote information over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: ScanR, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Molnar, Paulo Ferreira, Dan Nieuwland, Andrew H. Mutz