Cynthia Ann Thompson

US Patent:

8196030, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Nov 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/271159

Inventors:

Lever Wang - Cupertino CA, US
Glenn Ricart - Salt Lake City UT, US
Cynthia Ann Thompson - Menlo Park CA, US
Keith Wishon - Los Angeles CA, US
Sheldon Laube - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - New York NY

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/34
G06K 9/36
G06F 17/00
G06F 17/20

US Classification:

715200, 345581, 345619, 382170, 382177, 382181, 382276, 715251, 715254, 715273, 715277

Abstract:

A document processing system for accurately and efficiently analyzing documents and methods for making and using same. Each incoming document includes at least one section of textual content and is provided in an electronic form or as a paper-based document that is converted into an electronic form. Since many categories of documents, such as legal and accounting documents, often include one or more common text sections with similar textual content, the document processing system compares the documents to identify and classify the common text sections. The document comparison can be further enhanced by dividing the document into document segments and comparing the document segments; whereas, the conversion of paper-based documents likewise can be improved by comparing the resultant electronic document with a library of standard phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. The document processing system thereby enables an image of the document to be manipulated, as desired, to facilitate its review.

US Patent:

8264502, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Nov 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/301982

Inventors:

Lever Wang - Cupertino CA, US
Glenn Ricart - Salt Lake City UT, US
Cynthia Ann Thompson - Menlo Park CA, US
Keith Wishon - Los Angeles CA, US
Sheldon Laube - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP - New York NY

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06K 9/34
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/36
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

345619, 345581, 345653, 345156, 345689, 382170, 382177, 382181, 382282, 715200, 715251, 715254, 715273

Abstract:

A document processing system for accurately and efficiently analyzing documents and methods for making and using same. Each incoming document includes at least one section of textual content and is provided in an electronic form or as a paper-based document that is converted into an electronic form. Since many categories of documents, such as legal and accounting documents, often include one or more common text sections with similar textual content, the document processing system compares the documents to identify and classify the common text sections. The document comparison can be further enhanced by dividing the document into document segments and comparing the document segments; whereas, the conversion of paper-based documents likewise can be improved by comparing the resultant electronic document with a library of standard phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. The document processing system thereby enables an image of the document to be manipulated, as desired, to facilitate its review.

US Patent:

8587613, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Aug 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/595776

Inventors:

Lever Wang - Cupertino CA, US
Glenn Ricart - Salt Lake City UT, US
Cynthia Ann Thompson - Menlo Park CA, US
Keith Wishon - Los Angeles CA, US
Sheldon Laube - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP - New York NY

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06T 15/50
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/32
G06F 17/00
H04N 1/40
H04N 1/46

US Classification:

345619, 345156, 345581, 345653, 345689, 382181, 382282, 715200, 715251, 715254, 715273, 358505, 358537, 358538, 358453

Abstract:

A document processing system for accurately and efficiently analyzing documents and methods for making and using same. Each incoming document includes at least one section of textual content and is provided in an electronic form or as a paper-based document that is converted into an electronic form. Since many categories of documents, such as legal and accounting documents, often include one or more common text sections with similar textual content, the document processing system compares the documents to identify and classify the common text sections. The document comparison can be further enhanced by dividing the document into document segments and comparing the document segments; whereas, the conversion of paper-based documents likewise can be improved by comparing the resultant electronic document with a library of standard phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. The document processing system thereby enables an image of the document to be manipulated, as desired, to facilitate its review.