Patent ID: 6625335
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An electronic imaging device for generating a digitized image of an input document having a plurality of physical pages, comprising:a digitizer to generate the digitized image from the input document; a keyword entry system for determining at least one keyword to be associated with the digitized image, said keyword entry system determining at least one said keyword from at least one handwritten keyword on said physical pages, said keyword entry system determining keywords from handwritten keywords on the initial page of said plurality of pages, said keywork entry system foregoing determination of keywords from handwritten words on all pages other than said initial page in said plurality of pages; a linker to generate linking information that associates the keyword with the digitized image; A keyword manager for storing the selected keyword in a keyword list being organized hierarchically and a database to store the digitized image and linking information, wherein the determined keyword is appended to the digitized image.