Patent ID: 8028231
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method in a computing system of creating a searchable collection of paper documents, wherein the paper documents are separately characterized by document characterization parameters, the method comprising: receiving document characterization parameters associated with a plurality of paper documents; optically scanning the plurality of paper documents to generate a plurality of digitally-encoded images of the paper documents; performing optical character recognition on the plurality of digitally-encoded images of the paper documents to generate searchable text corresponding to the plurality of paper documents; associating the document characterization parameters with the plurality of digitally-encoded images of the paper documents; storing the document characterization parameters, the plurality of digitally-encoded images, and the searchable text in association with each other as a plurality of digital documents that are organized by a relational database, wherein the plurality of digital documents may be searched by applying a search query against the searchable text or the document characterization parameters in order to identify one or more of the plurality of digitally-encoded images corresponding to paper documents responsive to the search query; generating a graphical interface to permit a user to search for a digital document and to select a particular digital document; and generating a graphical document summary page for the selected digital document that displays two or more of the received document characterization parameters associated with the selected digital document and allows a user to: