Patents by Inventor Roy Couchman

Roy Couchman 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: 9277087
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile; detecting at least one document feature of the facsimile based on the analysis; comparing one or more detected document features to a plurality of document features, each of the plurality of document features corresponding to one or more known document types; and routing the confirmation to one or more destinations based on at least one of the comparison and the analysis. Systems and computer program products are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Patent number: 9253338
    Abstract: A method for routing a facsimile includes: receiving a facsimile in a computer readable format; locating one or more keywords in the facsimile, wherein at least two of the keywords are not adjacent in the facsimile; analyzing the facsimile to determine at least one of a meaning of the facsimile and a context of the facsimile; attempting to initiate a business process based at least in part on analysis; and routing at least a portion of the facsimile comprising text to one or more destinations based at least in part on the analysis. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Patent number: 9247100
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt and/or delivery of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment includes generating text of a facsimile in a computer readable format; ascertaining one or more of a significance and a relevance of at least a portion of the text by locating one or more keywords in the text, wherein at least two of the keywords are not adjacent in the text; analyzing the text for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing at least one confirmation of receipt and/or delivery of the facsimile to one or more confirmation destinations based on the analysis. Additional disclosed embodiments include systems and computer program products configured to similarly route confirmation of receipt and/or delivery of a facsimile or a portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Publication number: 20140320930
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile; detecting at least one document feature of the facsimile based on the analysis; comparing one or more detected document features to a plurality of document features, each of the plurality of document features corresponding to one or more known document types; and routing the confirmation to one or more destinations based on at least one of the comparison and the analysis. Systems and computer program products are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Publication number: 20140293352
    Abstract: A method for routing a facsimile includes: receiving a facsimile in a computer readable format; locating one or more keywords in the facsimile, wherein at least two of the keywords are not adjacent in the facsimile; analyzing the facsimile to determine at least one of a meaning of the facsimile and a context of the facsimile; attempting to initiate a business process based at least in part on analysis; and routing at least a portion of the facsimile comprising text to one or more destinations based at least in part on the analysis. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Patent number: 8804178
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland G. Borrey, Roy Couchman
  • Patent number: 8792126
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for routing a facsimile in a computer readable format includes receiving text of a facsimile in a computer readable format; ascertaining one or more of a significance and a relevance of at least a portion of the text by locating one or more keywords in the text, wherein at least two of the keywords are not adjacent in the text; analyzing the text of the facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing the facsimile or text thereof to one or more destinations based on the analysis. Additional disclosed embodiments include systems and computer program products configured to similarly route a facsimile in a computer readable format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Publication number: 20140043649
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for routing a facsimile in a computer readable format includes receiving text of a facsimile in a computer readable format; ascertaining one or more of a significance and a relevance of at least a portion of the text by locating one or more keywords in the text, wherein at least two of the keywords are not adjacent in the text; analyzing the text of the facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing the facsimile or text thereof to one or more destinations based on the analysis. Additional disclosed embodiments include systems and computer program products configured to similarly route a facsimile in a computer readable format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Publication number: 20140043656
    Abstract: A method for touting a confirmation of receipt and/or delivery of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment includes generating text of a facsimile in a computer readable format; ascertaining one or more of a significance and a relevance of at least a portion of the text by locating one or more keywords in the text, wherein at least two of the keywords are not adjacent in the text; analyzing the text for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing at least one confirmation of receipt and/or delivery of the facsimile to one or more confirmation destinations based on the analysis. Additional disclosed embodiments include systems and computer program products configured to similarly route confirmation of receipt and/or delivery of a facsimile or a portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Patent number: 8599419
    Abstract: A method for routing a facsimile according to one embodiment includes receiving or generating text of a facsimile in a computer-readable format; routing the facsimile or text thereof to an intended recipient identified by recognizing at least one of a name, an email address and contact information of the intended recipient in the facsimile; analyzing the text of the facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing the facsimile or text thereof to one or more other destinations based on the analysis. A method according to another embodiment includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile in a computer-readable format; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing the facsimile to one or more destinations based on the correlation, with the proviso that the analyzing, correlating and routing are performed without optical character recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Patent number: 8593673
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing one or more confirmations according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Patent number: 8451475
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing one or more confirmations according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Publication number: 20120320422
    Abstract: A method for routing a facsimile according to one embodiment includes receiving or generating text of a facsimile in a computer-readable format; routing the facsimile or text thereof to an intended recipient identified by recognizing at least one of a name, an email address and contact information of the intended recipient in the facsimile; analyzing the text of the facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing the facsimile or text thereof to one or more other destinations based on the analysis. A method according to another embodiment includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile in a computer-readable format; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing the facsimile to one or more destinations based on the correlation, with the proviso that the analyzing, correlating and routing are performed without optical character recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Patent number: 8279465
    Abstract: A method for routing a facsimile according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing the facsimile to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing a facsimile according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing the facsimile to one or more destinations based on the correlation. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Publication number: 20110032578
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing one or more confirmations according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey
  • Publication number: 20080273220
    Abstract: A method for routing a facsimile according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing the facsimile to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing a facsimile according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing the facsimile to one or more destinations based on the correlation. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Roy Couchman
  • Publication number: 20080273221
    Abstract: A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing one or more confirmations according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Roy Couchman, Roland G. Borrey