Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Segal

Andrew C. Segal 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).

  • Intelligent document recognition and handling
    Patent number: 5877963
    Abstract: A method for handling of a document in a computer system, includes digitizing the document with the scanner to form a digitized image, determining a feature vector for the digitized image, comparing feature vectors of a plurality of previously stored images to the feature vector, returning a list of locations in the memory having at least one of the plurality of previously stored documents with a feature vector similar to the feature vector, and performing a task on the digitized image appropriate for documents in a selected location in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Documagix, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steve Ka Lai Leung, Samuel S. Hahn, Jon R. Degenhardt, Andrew C. Segal
  • Intelligent document recognition and handling
    Patent number: 5642288
    Abstract: A method for handling of a document in a computer system, includes digitizing the document with the scanner to form a digitized image, determining a feature vector for the digitized image, comparing feature vectors of a plurality of previously stored images to the feature vector, returning a list of locations in the memory having at least one of the plurality of previously stored documents with a feature vector similar to the feature vector, and performing a task on the digitized image appropriate for documents in a selected location in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Documagix, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steve Ka Lai Leung, Samuel S. Hahn, Jon R. Degenhardt, Andrew C. Segal