System and method for scanning a business card from within a contacts address book and directly inserting into the address book database
US7702128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for scanning a business card or a driver's license from within MS Outlook directly into the address book of MS Outlook. The system includes a scanning device and a program application that is integrated with MS Outlook. The application controls the card scanner connected to the personal computer, stores the acquired image of the scanned card, extracts the text data and image data using an OCR module, opens a new contact in the MS Outlook address book and inserts the extracted textual and image data into said contact each in its appropriate field.
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