Patent ID: 7020435
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for improving a scoring process comprising the steps of: retrieving an original scanned image of a hard copy page of an answer from a database containing a plurality of scanned answer images, the hard copy page comprising one of a plurality of hard copy pages from a unitary answer booklet, original images of which also reside in the database; displaying the original scanned image of the hard copy page to a scorer; if the scorer determines that the image is of insufficient quality to read, receiving an electronic request for an improved image from the scorer; determining whether a request has been received for an improved image of a second hard copy page from the answer booklet; if a request for an improved image of a second hard copy page has been received, appending a supplemental request for an improved image of the one page to the request for an improved image of the second hard copy page; routing the request to an archive containing the hard copy page; retrieving the requested hard copy page or pages from the archive; rescanning the retrieved hard copy page or pages to form one or more new scanned images; replacing the original image or images with the new image or images in the database; and electronically transmitting the new image or images to the scorer for scoring.