Patents by Inventor Mats Stefan Carlin

Mats Stefan Carlin 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).

  • Patent number: 9600870
    Abstract: A method, system and/or a digital camera provide a geometrical transformation of deformed images of documents comprising text, by text line tracking, resulting in an image comprising parallel text lines. The transformed image is provided as an input to an OCR program either running in a computer system or in a processing element comprised in said digital camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Publication number: 20150243005
    Abstract: A method, system and/or a digital camera provide a geometrical transformation of deformed images of documents comprising text, by text line tracking, resulting in an image comprising parallel text lines. The transformed image is provided as an input to an OCR program either running in a computer system or in a processing element comprised in said digital camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Patent number: 9036912
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and/or a digital camera providing a geometrical transformation of deformed images of documents comprising text, by text line tracking, resulting in an image comprising parallel text lines. The transformed image is provided as an input to an OCR program either running in a computer system or in a processing element comprised in said digital camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Patent number: 8315484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for confirming uncertainly recognized words as reported by an Optical Character Recognition process by using spelling alternatives as search arguments for an Internet search engine. The measured number of hits for each spelling alternative is used to provide a confirmation measure for the most probable spelling alternative. Whenever the confirmation measure is inconclusive, a plurality of search strategies are used to reach a measured result comprising zero hits except for one spelling alternative that is used as the correct alternative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Lumex AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Patent number: 8311329
    Abstract: Converting images to binary image representations is part of an Optical Character Recognition program in a computer system. The method and system is using a relative threshold level to convert the image to its binary image representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Lumex AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Patent number: 8208736
    Abstract: A method and system for recognizing text in computer images comprising distorted text provides an adaptive iterative process wherein recognition rules are adapted, added or omitted based on the present state of the recognition process. When the first pass through the recognition and adaptation is completed, the remaining unrecognized words (15) are passed through the recognition system 1 using the modified set of recognition rules stored in (18) and the process is repeated. In most cases the recognition system 1 will identify further reliable recognized words, which iteratively can be used to improve the recognition rules until the true text comprised in image (10) is recognized throughout the whole text. The steps of the method according to the present invention are thus repeated until convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Lumex AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Publication number: 20110026813
    Abstract: Converting images to binary image representations is part of an Optical Character Recognition program in a computer system. The method and system according to present invention is using a relative threshold level to convert the image to its binary image representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Publication number: 20090067756
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for confirming uncertainly recognized words as reported by an Optical Character Recognition process by using spelling alternatives as search arguments for an Internet search engine. The measured number of hits for each spelling alternative is used to provide a confirmation measure for the most probable spelling alternative. Whenever the confirmation measure is inconclusive, a plurality of search strategies are used to reach a measured result comprising zero hits except for one spelling alternative that is used as the correct alternative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Publication number: 20090016606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and/or a digital camera providing a geometrical transformation of deformed images of documents comprising text, by text line tracking, resulting in an image comprising parallel text lines. The transformed image is provided as an input to an OCR program either running in a computer system or in a processing element comprised in said digital camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Publication number: 20080212882
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and system providing a pattern-classifier encoded dictionary for use in language processing systems implemented in computer systems. The pattern encoded dictionary according to the present invention may be utilized in Optical Character Recognition systems or (OCR) or Automatic Speech Recognition systems (ASR) to retrieve reliably identified words used in an adaptive manner or as a tool to configure said OCR or ASR system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Lumex AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide
  • Publication number: 20080144977
    Abstract: A method and system for recognizing text in computer images comprising distorted text provides an adaptive iterative process wherein recognition rules are adapted, added or omitted based on the present state of the recognition process. When the first pass through the recognition and adaptation is completed, the remaining unrecognized words (15) are passed through the recognition system 1 using the modified set of recognition rules stored in (18) and the process is repeated. In most cases the recognition system 1 will identify further reliable recognized words, which iteratively can be used to improve the recognition rules until the true text comprised in image (10) is recognized throughout the whole text. The steps of the method according to the present invention are thus repeated until convergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: LUMEX AS
    Inventors: Hans Christian Meyer, Mats Stefan Carlin, Knut Tharald Fosseide