Patents by Inventor Victor John Cowley

Victor John Cowley 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: 8787670
    Abstract: Software for editing text and images enables a user to select a portion of an image and read the text on the selected image portion via an OCR function. The software enables the user to apply a mask containing the originally read text, that allows the user to type or paste new text to replace the previously read text in the selected image portion. The software also enables a user to edit images by automatically recognizing the borders of fields and/or columns and the background color. As a result the user can easily modify an image by applying a mask to an image wherein the mask has new data such as different text the identical background color or a different background color or different layout etc. and which may be placed exactly on the recognized borders of the original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventors: Victor John Cowley, Simon William Yearwood
  • Publication number: 20130121579
    Abstract: Software for editing text and images enables a user to select a portion of an image and read the text on the selected image portion via an OCR function. The software enables the user to apply a mask containing the originally read text, that allows the user to type or paste new text to replace the previously read text in the selected image portion. The software also enables a user to edit images by automatically recognizing the borders of fields and/or columns and the background color. As a result, the user can easily modify an image by applying a mask to an image, wherein the mask has new data such as different text, the identical background color or a different background color or different layout, etc. and which may be placed exactly on the recognized borders of the original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Victor John Cowley, Simon William Yearwood