Patent ID: 9712702
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06K,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: imaging, by a first camera communicatively coupled to a computing device comprising a processor, an opaque portion of a physical document in a first position to create a first digital image, the physical document comprising a translucent portion surrounded by the opaque portion; backlighting the translucent portion of the physical document when the physical document is in a second position; imaging, by a second camera communicatively coupled to the computing device, the translucent portion of the physical document in the second position to create a second digital image; performing optical character recognition (OCR) operations on the first digital image and the second digital image; and creating a searchable text data structure associated with the physical document, wherein when in the first position the physical document is positioned on a first portion of a supporting surface, wherein when in the second position the physical document is positioned on a second portion of the supporting surface, wherein when in the second position the physical document is positioned between the supporting surface and a second surface, the second surface including a window positioned to allow the second camera to image the translucent portion of the physical document through the window, the second surface being parallel to the supporting surface and positioned between the supporting surface and the second camera.