Handheld Document Capture Linking Paper to Digital Search

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies fail to effectively integrate the benefits of paper and electronic documents, limiting the functionality and accessibility of paper documents in the digital age.

Innovation Solution

A system that captures information from rendered documents using handheld devices, associates it with electronic counterparts, and provides services such as communication, search, and content retrieval, leveraging search engines and network services to enhance paper-digital integration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If paper documents are used, then accessibility and simplicity are improved, but functionality and searchability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidfunctionality

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges paper documents with electronic functionality by capturing images of paper documents with mobile devices, extracting text through OCR, and linking to electronic versions and related content online, thus combining the simplicity of paper with the functionality of digital systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses an intermediary processing layer that includes image capture, OCR text extraction, and search engine integration to bridge paper documents and electronic content, enabling functionality without altering the paper document itself

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If electronic documents are used, then searchability and accessibility are improved, but simplicity and tactile experience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovesearchabilityVSAvoidsimplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a digital copy of the paper document through image capture and OCR text extraction, maintaining the original paper document's simplicity while providing a searchable electronic counterpart through multiple channels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Ease of manufacture

If paper documents are used, then writing and printing processes are simple, but information access and retrieval deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewriting processVSAvoidinformation retrieval

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by capturing images and extracting text from paper documents in advance, creating an indexed database that enables rapid information retrieval without affecting the original writing and printing simplicity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUSRE50599E1Search engines and systems with handheld document data capture devices

Publication Date: 2025.09.23 KYOCERA CORP

AI summary

Embodiments of the disclosed innovations provide systems and methods for locating data associated with rendered documents. Some embodiments support the use of a handheld document data capture device.