Patents by Inventor Stephen Michael Thompson
Stephen Michael Thompson 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).
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Patent number: 9082080Abstract: A method is provided for organizing data sets. In use, an automatic decision system is created or updated for determining whether data elements fit a predefined organization or not, where the decision system is based on a set of preorganized data elements. A plurality of data elements is organized using the decision system. At least one organized data element is selected for output to a user based on a score or confidence from the decision system for the at feast one organized data element. Additionally, at least a portion of the at least one organized data element is output to the user. A response is received from the user comprising at least one of a confirmation, modification, and a negation of the organization of the at least one organized data element. The automatic decision system is recreated or updated based on the user response. Other embodiments are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Anthony Sarah
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Publication number: 20150170085Abstract: A method includes receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; building an extraction model based on the ID classification; extracting data from the ID based on the extraction model; building an ID profile based on the extracted data; storing the ID profile to a memory of the mobile device; detecting a predetermined stimulus in a workflow; identifying workflow-relevant data in the stored ID profile at least partially in response to detecting the predetermined stimulus; providing the workflow-relevant data from the stored ID profile to the workflow; and driving at least a portion of the workflow using the workflow-relevant data. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola
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Patent number: 9058580Abstract: A method includes receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; building an extraction model based on the ID classification; extracting data from the ID based on the extraction model; building an ID profile based on the extracted data; storing the ID profile to a memory of the mobile device; detecting a predetermined stimulus in a workflow; identifying workflow-relevant data in the stored ID profile at least partially in response to detecting the predetermined stimulus; providing the workflow-relevant data from the stored ID profile to the workflow; and driving at least a portion of the workflow using the workflow-relevant data. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola
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Publication number: 20150110362Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes: capturing an image of a financial document using a camera of a mobile device; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image of the financial document; extracting an identifier of the financial document from the image based at least in part on the OCR; associating the image of the financial document with metadata descriptive of one or more of the financial document and financial information relating to the financial document; and storing the image of the financial document and the associated metadata to a memory of the mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: KOFAX, INC.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Publication number: 20150055708Abstract: A device for parallel symbol decoding may include a first and second block. The first block is configured to convert a bitstream into a stream of binary symbols corresponding to motion vector data and other compressed image data, insert length fields into the stream of binary symbols that are each indicative of a number of consecutive binary symbols that correspond to motion vector data, and store the stream of binary symbols in a buffer. The second block is configured to retrieve the stream of binary symbols from the buffer, determine, based at least in part on the inserted length fields, consecutive binary symbols that correspond to motion vector data, decode the consecutive binary symbols that correspond to motion vector data via a first decode path, and to decode binary symbols that correspond to other compressed image data via a second decode path that is independent of the first decode path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy Moore HELLMAN, Nirmala Paul, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 8958605Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a financial document and at least one of: (a) correct OCR errors in the financial document using at least one of textual information from a complementary document and predefined business rules; (b) normalize data from the complementary document using at least one of textual information from the financial document and the predefined business rules; and (c) normalize data from the financial document using at least one of textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 8879846Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of a tender document; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image; extracting an identifier of the tender document from the image based at least in part on the OCR; comparing the extracted identifier with content from one or more data sources; requesting complementary information from at least one of the one or more data sources based at least in part on the extracted identifier; receiving the complementary information; and outputting at least some of the complementary information for display on a mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 8855425Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; and at least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document using at least one of textual information from a complementary document and predefined business rules; normalizing data from the complementary document using at least one of textual information from the first document and the predefined business rules; and normalizing data from the first document using at least one of textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Roland G. Borrey, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Publication number: 20140270536Abstract: A method includes receiving or capturing a digital image using a mobile device, and using a processor of the mobile device to: determine whether an object depicted in the digital image belongs to a particular object class among a plurality of object classes; determine one or more object features of the object based at least in part on the particular object class at least partially in response to determining the object belongs to the particular object class; build or select an extraction model based at least in part on the one or more determined object features; and extract data from the digital image using the extraction model. The extraction model excludes, and/or the extraction process does not utilize, optical character recognition (OCR) techniques. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Anthony Macciola, Stephen Michael Thompson, Jiyong Ma
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Publication number: 20140153787Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a financial document and at least one of: (a) correct OCR errors in the financial document using at least one of textual information from a complementary document and predefined business rules; (b) normalize data from the complementary document using at least one of textual information from the financial document and the predefined business rules: and (c) normalize data from the financial document using at least one of textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business riles. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A.R. Schmidtler, Roland G. Borrey, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Publication number: 20140153830Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of a tender document; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image; extracting an identifier of the tender document from the image based at least in part on the OCR; comparing the extracted identifier with content from one or more data sources; requesting complementary information from at least one of the one or more data sources based at least in part on the extracted identifier; receiving the complementary information; and outputting at least some of the complementary information for display on a mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Publication number: 20130308832Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; and at least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document using at least one of textual information from a complementary document and predefined business rules; normalizing data from the complementary document using at least one of textual information from the first document and the predefined business rules; and normalizing data from the first document using at least one of textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A.R. Schmidtler, Roland G. Borrey, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 8526739Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; generating a list of hypotheses mapping the first document to a complementary document using: textual information from the first document, textual information from the complementary document, and predefined business rules; at least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document, and normalizing data from the complementary document, using at least one of the textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules; determining a validity of the first document based on the hypotheses; and outputting an indication of the determined validity. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Roland G. Borrey, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 8345981Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes extracting an identifier from an electronic first document, and identifying a complementary document associated with the first document using the identifier. A validity of the first document is determined by simultaneously considering: textual information from the first document; textual information from the complementary document; and predefined business rules. An indication of the determined validity is output. Systems and computer program products for providing, performing, and/or enabling the methodology presented above are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Roland G. Borrey, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 8321477Abstract: A method is provided for organizing data sets. In use, an automatic decision system is created or updated for determining whether data elements fit a predefined organization or not, where the decision system is based on a set of preorganized data elements. A plurality of data elements is organized using the decision system. At least one organized data element is selected for output to a user based on a score or confidence from the decision system for the at least one organized data element. Additionally, at least a portion of the at least one organized data element is output to the user. A response is received from the user comprising at least one of a confirmation, modification, and a negation of the organization of the at least one organized data element. The automatic decision system is recreated or updated based on the user response. Other embodiments are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Kofax, Inc.Inventors: Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Anthony Sarah
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Publication number: 20100262571Abstract: A method is provided for organizing data sets. In use, an automatic decision system is created or updated for determining whether data elements fit a predefined organization or not, where the decision system is based on a set of preorganized data elements. A plurality of data elements is organized using the decision system. At least one organized data element is selected for output to a user based on a score or confidence from the decision system for the at least one organized data element. Additionally, at least a portion of the at least one organized data element is output to the user. A response is received from the user comprising at least one of a confirmation, modification, and a negation of the organization of the at least one organized data element. The automatic decision system is recreated or updated based on the user response. Other embodiments are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Mauritius A.R. Schmidtler, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Anthony Sarah
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Publication number: 20100202698Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes extracting an identifier from an electronic first document, and identifying a complementary document associated with the first document using the identifier. A validity of the first document is determined by simultaneously considering: textual information from the first document; textual information from the complementary document; and predefined business rules. An indication of the determined validity is output. Systems and computer program products for providing, performing, and/or enabling the methodology presented above are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Mauritius A.R. Schmidtler, Roland G. Borrey, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
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Publication number: 20090228499Abstract: A method is provided for organizing data sets. In use, an automatic decision system is created or updated for determining whether data elements fit a predefined organization or not, where the decision system is based on a set of preorganized data elements. A plurality of data elements is organized using the decision system. At least one organized data element is selected for output to a user based on a score or confidence from the decision system for the at feast one organized data element. Additionally, at least a portion of the at least one organized data element is output to the user. A response is received from the user comprising at least one of a confirmation, modification, and a negation of the organization of the at least one organized data element. The automatic decision system is recreated or updated based on the user response. Other embodiments are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Mauritius A.R. Schmidtler, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Anthony Sarah
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Patent number: 6252289Abstract: An electrical contact, preferably made from a gold-plated, beryllium-copper flat stock which allows radio-frequency signal to pass with low noise, is provided within a housing. The electrical contact has two arms for contact with two external circuits. The electrical contact further has a pivot for allowing the electrical contact to adjust within the housing. The housing supports the electrical contact and is provided with a pivot point, such as a non-conducting rubber tip, for meeting the pivot of the electrical contact. The housing combined with one or more of the electrical contacts results in a testing port especially suited for providing high frequency communication between an electrical testing fixture and a device under test, such as a high-frequency hybrid integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2000Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Agere Systems Guardian CorporationInventors: Stephen Michael Thompson, Gerard J. Mietelski, William E. Fulmer