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Document workflow architecture

US9591061B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateJan 26, 2011
Grant dateMar 7, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00949
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method (200) and a computer readable medium for implementing a document workflow (16) are provided. The method includes receiving a document file (18) from a device (12) via a device application program interface (API) (24). The device (12) can be connected to a network (14). The document file (18) can include information content (20). The method also includes image-processing the document file (18) via a document-processing API (26) to extract the information content (20) from the document file (18). The method further includes invoking document services (28) via the document-processing API (26) to provide the extracted information content (20) to a service application (22) on the network (14).

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