Patent Document ID: 20100318971
Application ID: 12484638
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A processor-implemented method for extracting a data value from within a computer display data hotspot following identification of a location of the data hotspot on the computer display, the method comprising: receiving computer display data indicative of contents of a computer display; processing the computer display data to identify an area of interest within the computer display by: receiving a first anchor image; searching the computer display for the first anchor image; upon finding a match for the first anchor image, identifying a location of the match for the first anchor image as a first anchor point; receiving a second anchor image; searching the computer display in only a first direction from the first anchor point for the second anchor image; upon finding a match for the second anchor image, identifying a location of the match for the second anchor image as a second anchor point; receiving a third anchor image; searching the computer display in only a second direction from the first anchor point or from the second anchor point for the third anchor image; upon finding a match for the third anchor image, identifying a location of the match for the third anchor image as a third anchor point; wherein the first anchor point, the second anchor point, and the third anchor point define the area of interest; identifying the computer display data hotspot within the area of interest by: receiving a hotspot anchor image; searching the area of interest for the hotspot anchor image, upon finding a match for the hotspot anchor image, identifying a location of the match for the hotspot anchor image as a hotspot anchor point, the computer display data hotspot being defined relative to the hotspot anchor point; extracting the data value from a position relative to the computer display data hotspot.