Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing one or more documents to a computer system. In one embodiment, writing profile representations may be determined for information fields of the document. The determination may use writing from at least one of the information fields of one or more documents. Assessment may include comparing writing in the information fields of the document to writing profile representations from information fields of at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In an embodiment, the method may further include comparing writing in one or more non-signature information fields of the document to at least one forger writing profile representation. In some embodiments, at least one forger writing profile representation may be obtained from at least one non-signature information field of at least one document that includes forged information. In an embodiment, the document may be identified as a document including forged information from an approximate match of at least one forger writing profile representation with writing in the document.

Abstract: Techniques are described for enhancing a hearing assist device using one or more coprocessor devices. The hearing assist device uses a handshaking protocol to detect and pair with the one or more coprocessor devices. The hearing assist device is capable of stand-alone signal processing in the absence of the coprocessor devices. In one embodiment, the hearing assist device directs processing of a signal to the coprocessor device when the coprocessor is detected. In another embodiment, the hearing assist device detects a coprocessor device and uses the coprocessor device to supplement signal processing performed by the hearing assist device. In yet another embodiment, the hearing assist device communicates with a plurality of coprocessor devices and the work of processing the signal is shared amongst the devices according to a respective functionality of each device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In an embodiment, the method may further include comparing writing in one or more non-signature information fields of the document to at least one forger writing profile representation. In some embodiments, at least one forger writing profile representation may be obtained from at least one non-signature information field of at least one document that includes forged information. In an embodiment, the document may be identified as a document including forged information from an approximate match of at least one forger writing profile representation with writing in the document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In an embodiment, the method may further include comparing writing in information fields of the document to at least one forger writing profile representation. In some embodiments, at least one forger writing profile representation may be obtained from at least one information field of at least one document that includes forged information. In an embodiment, the document may be identified as a document including forged information from an approximate match of at least one forger writing profile representation with writing in the document.

Abstract: Techniques are described for enhancing a hearing assist device using one or more coprocessor devices. The hearing assist device uses a handshaking protocol to detect and pair with the one or more coprocessor devices. The hearing assist device is capable of stand-alone signal processing in the absence of the coprocessor devices. In one embodiment, the hearing assist device directs processing of a signal to the coprocessor device when the coprocessor is detected. In another embodiment, the hearing assist device detects a coprocessor device and uses the coprocessor device to supplement signal processing performed by the hearing assist device. In yet another embodiment, the hearing assist device communicates with a plurality of coprocessor devices and the work of processing the signal is shared amongst the devices according to a respective functionality of each device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. In one embodiment, the profile may include variable machine-printed writing. In other embodiments, the profile may include pre-printed information. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In one embodiment, profile representations may be determined for information fields of the document. The determination may use variable machine-printed writing and/or pre-printed information from at least one of the information fields of the documents. In one embodiment, the method may further include comparing machine-printed writing and/or pre-printed information in information fields of the document to at least profile representation from at least one information field of at least one other document. In some embodiments, the method may include assessing fraud in the document using at least one of the comparisons.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. The document comprises at least one information field. Writing in at least one information field of the document may be compared to at least two writing profile representations from at least one information field of at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. The document may include two or more information fields. In an embodiment, a method includes obtaining information on writing in an information field of the document, comparing the obtained written information in the information field and written information in at least one other information field to at least two writing profile representations from at least one other document. At least two of the writing profile representations may include written information from the information field and written information from at least one of the other information fields from at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for capturing written information from an information field of a document using a computer system. A document may be provided to the computer system. The document may include at least one information field. In one embodiment, a method includes assessing whether writing in an information field approximately matches a writing profile representation from at least one information field from at least one other document and associating the information field with the text representation corresponding to a matching writing profile representation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In some embodiments, the method may further include obtaining information on writing in an information field of the document. In certain embodiments, the obtained written information in the information field and written information in at least one other information field may be compared to at least one writing profile representation. The writing profile representation may be obtained from at least one other document. In one embodiment, at least one of the writing profile representations may include written information from the information field and written information from at least one of the other information fields obtained from at least one of the other documents. In some embodiments, the comparisons may be used to verify the obtained written information.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. The document may include at least one information field. Handwriting in at least one information field of the document may be compared to at least one handwriting profile representation from at least two information fields of at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a handwriting profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing one or more documents to a computer system. In one embodiment, handwriting profile representations may be determined for information fields of the document. The determination may use handwriting from at least one of the information fields of the documents. In some embodiments, handwriting profile representations may be updated from one or more additional documents. In certain embodiments, a document may be provided to a computer system for assessment. Assessment may include comparing handwriting in the information fields of the document to handwriting profile representations from information fields of at least one other document. In an embodiment, the method may include assessing fraud in the document using at least one of the comparisons.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In an embodiment, the method may further include assessing whether writing in an information field approximately matches a writing profile representation from at least one information field from at least one other document. In certain embodiments, the matching writing profile representation may be associated with a corresponding text representation in a computer processable format in memory on the computer system. In some embodiments, the information field may be associated with the text representation corresponding to the matching writing profile representation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. The document may include at least one information field. Handwriting in at least one information field of the document may be compared to at least one handwriting profile representation from at least two information fields of at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. The document may include two or more information fields. In an embodiment, a method includes obtaining information on writing in an information field of the document, comparing the obtained written information in the information field and written information in at least one other information field to at least two writing profile representations from at least one other document. At least two of the writing profile representations may include written information from the information field and written information from at least one of the other information fields from at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. The document comprises at least one information field. Writing in at least one information field of the document may be compared to at least two writing profile representations from at least one information field of at least one other document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for capturing written information from an information field of a document using a computer system. A document may be provided to the computer system. The document may include at least one information field. In one embodiment, a method includes assessing whether writing in an information field approximately matches a writing profile representation from at least one information field from at least one other document and associating the information field with the text representation corresponding to a matching writing profile representation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In an embodiment, the method may further include comparing writing in information fields of the document to at least one forger writing profile representation. In some embodiments, at least one forger writing profile representation may be obtained from at least one information field of at least one document that includes forged information. In an embodiment, the document may be identified as a document including forged information from an approximate match of at least one forger writing profile representation with writing in the document.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. In one embodiment, the profile may include variable machine-printed writing. In other embodiments, the profile may include pre-printed information. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In one embodiment, profile representations may be determined for information fields of the document. The determination may use variable machine-printed writing and/or pre-printed information from at least one of the information fields of the documents. In one embodiment, the method may further include comparing machine-printed writing and/or pre-printed information in information fields of the document to at least profile representation from at least one information field of at least one other document. In some embodiments, the method may include assessing fraud in the document using at least one of the comparisons.