Patent Document ID: 9099007
Application ID: 13470980
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computerized system for processing of an evaluation containing pictorial responses, comprising: a collection terminal configured for obtaining in a digital form evaluation response data provided by a plurality of evaluation respondents; and a processing terminal including a non-volatile memory configured for storing an evaluation template for analyzing at least one area of interest containing a pictorial response within the obtained response data, said processing terminal is electronically coupled to the collection terminal, and said evaluation template specifying location of areas of interest, and the evaluation template includes an image pattern including a set of predefined segments, wherein analyzing includes: locating the area of interest within the obtained response data; determining a type of the response within the area of interest from a set of predefined response types, wherein the set of predefined response types includes a first response type associated with marking patterns within the area of interest, and a second response type associated with a set of lines; determining the type of the response within the area of interest is the second response type; and determining a value of the response by applying a processing method corresponding to the second type of the response, wherein the value is based on a number of segments from the set of predefined segments that the set of lines within the area of interest overlaps; whereby different types of responses are consistently processed within the evaluation.