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Patent US8155444 - Image text to character information conversion - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsConverting text may be provided. A user selectable element may be used to select a text. The selected text may include a first text within an electronic document and a second text within an image. The second text within the image may be converted to character information by receiving the image. The image...http://www.google.com/patents/US8155444?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8155444 - Image text to character information conversionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8155444 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/623,184Publication dateApr 10, 2012Filing dateJan 15, 2007Priority dateJan 15, 2007Also published asCN101578597A, EP2102760A1, EP2102760A4, US20080170785, WO2008088938A1Publication number11623184, 623184, US 8155444 B2, US 8155444B2, US-B2-8155444, US8155444 B2, US8155444B2InventorsAlex J. Simmons, Radoslav P. Nickolov, Peter Baer, Vincent Lascaux, Igor KofmanOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (33), Non-Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (4), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImage text to character information conversion
US 8155444 B2Abstract
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Galitz, "The Essential Guide to User Interface Design," Jun. 15, 2002, 3 pgs., XP-002625166.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8515185Nov 25, 2009Aug 20, 2013Google Inc.On-screen guideline-based selective text recognitionUS8520983 *Oct 7, 2009Aug 27, 2013Google Inc.Gesture-based selective text recognitionUS8666199 *Jul 26, 2013Mar 4, 2014Google Inc.Gesture-based selection text recognitionUS20110081083 *Oct 7, 2009Apr 7, 2011Google Inc.Gesture-based selective text recognition* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification382/176, 715/764, 382/310International ClassificationG06K9/34, G06K9/03, G06F3/048Cooperative ClassificationG06F17/24, G06K9/2081, G06K2209/01European ClassificationG06F17/24, G06K9/20R3Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMar 28, 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, WASHINGTONFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SIMMONS, ALEX J.;NICKOLOV, RADOSLAV P.;BAER, PETER;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:019081/0713;SIGNING DATES FROM 20070105 TO 20070326Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SIMMONS, ALEX J.;NICKOLOV, RADOSLAV P.;BAER, PETER;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20070105 TO 20070326;REEL/FRAME:019081/0713Owner name: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, WASHINGTONFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SIMMONS, ALEX J.;NICKOLOV, RADOSLAV P.;BAER, PETER;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20070105 TO 20070326;REEL/FRAME:019081/0713Dec 9, 2014ASAssignmentOwner name: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, WASHINGTONFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MICROSOFT CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:034542/0001Effective date: 20141014RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services