Patent ID: 8306326

Claim:
A system for classifying a page represented by a page image from a serially organized source, comprising: a processor configured to execute program instructions that: analyze a page image with a first classifier that automatically determines a first classification of the page represented by the page image that includes content from the serially organized source upon successful application of a first set of criteria, wherein the first set of criteria is based at least in part on the content in the page image being classified and is independent of content in other page images from the source; and analyze the page image with a second classifier that automatically determines a second classification of the page based at least in part on the determined first classification and on a second set of criteria, wherein the second set of criteria comprises: a location of the page-represented by the page image relative to a location of multiple page images in the source, content in multiple page images from the source, and global page data obtained by the first classifier; wherein the page image is classified as comprising at least one of a front cover page, a front face page, a front matter page, a copyright page, a table of contents page, an index page, or a back cover page.