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Techniques for retrieving documents using an image capture device

US8489583B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateOct 1, 2004
Grant dateJul 16, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for retrieving electronic documents based upon images captured using an image capture device. One or more images captured by a user using an image capture device are used to search a set of documents to retrieve one or more documents that match the search query. The one or more documents retrieved by the search may then be provided to the user or some other recipient.

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