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Method and system for content extraction from forms

US7840891B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2006
Grant dateNov 23, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/197
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for presenting content in a form including extracting, from an open format for rendering the form, a plurality of elements on the form, wherein the plurality of elements represent the content in the form, identifying a plurality of contextual relationships between the plurality of elements, wherein identifying the plurality of contextual relationships that includes identifying a first attribute of a first element of the plurality of elements, identifying a second attribute of a second element of the plurality of elements, and relating the first element with the second element when a difference between the first attribute and the second attribute is within a predefined threshold, generating a representation of the form, wherein the representation that includes information about the plurality of contextual relationships, and presenting the content in the form based on the representation.

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