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Patent US7606741 - Information gathering system and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system, apparatus and method for filling forms, including using a graphical capture device, are described herein....http://www.google.com/patents/US7606741?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7606741 - Information gathering system and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7606741 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/097,981Publication dateOct 20, 2009Filing dateApr 1, 2005Priority dateFeb 15, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1747508A2, EP1747508A4, EP1749260A2, EP1749260A4, EP1756704A2, EP1756704A4, EP1756729A2, EP1756729A4, EP1759272A2, EP1759272A4, EP1759273A2, EP1759273A4, EP1759274A2, EP1759274A4, EP1759275A2, EP1759275A4, EP1759276A2, EP1759276A4, EP1759277A2, EP1759277A4, EP1759281A2, EP1759281A4, EP1761841A2, EP1761841A4, EP1763842A2, EP1763842A4, EP1880301A2, EP1880301A4, EP2490152A1, US7421155, US7437023, US7593605, US7596269, US7599580, US7599844, US7702624, US7706611, US7707039, US7742953, US7818215, US7831912, US8005720, US8019648, US8064700, US8214387, US8442331, US8447144, US8515816, US8521772, US8619147, US8799303, US8831365, US20050234851, US20060023945, US20060026078, US20060026140, US20060029296, US20060036462, US20060036585, US20060041538, US20060041590, US20060041828, US20060047639, US20060050996, US20060061806, US20060078207, US20060087683, US20060119900, US20060294094, US20070011140, US20100177970, US20100183246, US20110019919, US20110044547, US20110085211, US20110154507, US20120041941, US20120297277, US20130132367, US20130201527, WO2005096750A2, WO2005096750A3, WO2005096755A2, WO2005096755A3, WO2005098596A2, WO2005098596A3, WO2005098597A2, WO2005098597A3, WO2005098598A2, WO2005098598A3, WO2005098599A2, WO2005098599A3, WO2005098600A2, WO2005098600A3, WO2005098601A2, WO2005098601A3, WO2005098602A2, WO2005098602A3, WO2005098603A2, WO2005098603A3, WO2005098604A2, WO2005098604A3, WO2005098605A2, WO2005098605A3, WO2005098606A2, WO2005098606A3, WO2005098607A2, WO2005098607A3, WO2005098610A2, WO2005098610A3, WO2005114380A2, WO2005114380A3Publication number097981, 11097981, US 7606741 B2, US 7606741B2, US-B2-7606741, US7606741 B2, US7606741B2InventorsMartin T. King, James Q. Stafford-Fraser, Clifford A. Kushler, Dale L. GroverOriginal AssigneeExbibuo B.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (125), Classifications (104), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInformation gathering system and method
US 7606741 B2Abstract
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising rendering to a display associated with said portable capture device a representation of the printed form in accordance with said plurality of user data.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining said form identifier comprises deriving a form identifier from human-readable elements of said printed form.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining an authorization from said user to communicate said electronic representation of said plurality of data associated with said user to said receiver.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining, via said portable capture device, a machine-readable signature field identifier.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining said plurality of data associated with said user comprises obtaining a user identity from said portable capture device.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said portable capture device comprises a mobile phone.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining said electronic form structure comprises obtaining said electronic form structure from at least one of an electronic database, a local file system, a remote file system, a network-based storage system, and a network-based server.
9. The method of claim 4, wherein obtaining said authorization comprises obtaining agreement from said user to pay for a product or service offered for purchase via the printed form.
10. The method of claim 4, wherein obtaining said authorization comprises obtaining, via said portable capture device, an indication of at least one of said plurality of electronic data fields.
11. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
determining, by said server, an electronic form structure comprising a plurality of electronic data fields corresponding at least in part to said plurality of printed fields in accordance with said captured form identifier;
12. A computing apparatus having a processor and a memory containing computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor, perform a method comprising:
obtaining, from a portable capture device operated by a user, a form identifier via information optically captured from a printed form comprising a plurality of printed blank fields for accepting manually entered data;
determining an electronic form structure comprising a plurality of electronic data fields corresponding at least in part to said plurality of printed fields in accordance with said captured form identifier;
automatically obtaining a plurality of data associated with said user from a coupled electronic data source, said plurality of data associated with said user corresponding to at least some of said plurality of electronic data fields;
automatically generating an electronic representation of said plurality of data associated with said in accordance with said electronic form structure; and
communicating said electronic representation of said plurality of data associated with said user to a receiver.
This application is related to, and incorporates by reference in their entirety, the following U.S. Patent Applications, filed concurrently herewith: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,961, entitled METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INITIATING APPLICATION PROCESSES BY DATA CAPTURE FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,093, entitled DETERMINING ACTIONS INVOLVING CAPTURED INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH RENDERED DOCUMENTS, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/098,038, entitled CONTENT ACCESS WITH HANDHELD DOCUMENT DATA CAPTURE DEVICES, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/098,014, entitled SEARCH ENGINES AND SYSTEMS WITH HANDHELD DOCUMENT DATA CAPTURE DEVICES, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,103, entitled TRIGGERING ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO OPTICALLY OR ACOUSTICALLY CAPTURING KEYWORDS FROM A RENDERED DOCUMENT, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/098,043, entitled SEARCHING AND ACCESSING DOCUMENTS ON PRIVATE NETWORKS FOR USE WITH CAPTURES FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,089, entitled DOCUMENT ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,835, entitled PUBLISHING TECHNIQUES FOR ADDING VALUE TO A RENDERED DOCUMENT, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/098,016, entitled ARCHIVE OF TEXT CAPTURES FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,828, entitled ADDING INFORMATION OR FUNCTIONALITY TO A RENDERED DOCUMENT VIA ASSOCIATION WITH AN ELECTRONIC COUNTERPART, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,833, entitled AGGREGATE ANALYSIS OF TEXT CAPTURES PERFORMED BY MULTIPLE USERS FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/097,836, entitled ESTABLISHING AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR RENDERED DOCUMENTS, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/098,042, entitled DATA CAPTURE FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS USING HANDHELD DEVICE, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/096,704, entitled CAPTURING TEXT FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS USING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.
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The described technology is directed to the field of document processing. The present invention relates to the field of electronic data/information processing. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for initiating ordering items using a graphical capture device.
FIG. 4 illustrates a system view of an example operating environment, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 6 illustrates an architectural view of a device suitable for use as a form registry, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 7 illustrates an overview of the protocol and methods for the various devices to interact with the scanning device for filling a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 8 illustrates the operational flow of relevant aspects of a process for filling a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 9 illustrates an overview of the protocol and methods for various devices to interact with the scanning device for filling a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 10 illustrates an overview of the protocol and methods for various devices to interact with the scanning device for filling a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 11 illustrates the operational flow of relevant aspects of a process for filling a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 12 illustrates the operational flow of relevant aspects of a process for identifying a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 13 illustrates the operational flow of relevant aspects of a process for processing field data for a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 14 illustrates the operational flow of relevant aspects of a process for registering a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 15 illustrates an exemplary form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 16 illustrates an exemplary filled form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIGS. 17A-B illustrate exemplary postcard forms, in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 18 illustrates an exemplary catalog page as a form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 19 illustrates an exemplary iconic form, in accordance with one embodiment.
FIG. 20 illustrates an exemplary iconic form web page, in accordance with one embodiment.
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