Method and system for converting data into a software application compatible format
OwnerCraig Hurlbutinventor
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Abstract
A method automatically converts an electronic portable document format file of image data into an electronic format compatible for importing into a database by creating, using a user input interface, within an electronic portable document format file of image data, parsing demarcations; converting the portable document format file of image data into an electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, based upon the created demarcations; identifying labels and data corresponding to each identified labels; associating the identified data with the corresponding identified label; and pushing the associated identified data with the corresponding identified label into a database.
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A method for automatically converting data printed on a physical document into an electronic format compatible for importing into a database comprising the steps of:
- (a) optically scanning, using a scanner, the physical document having data printed thereon to create an electronic portable document format file of image data;
- (b) electronically creating, using a user input interface, within the electronic portable document format file of image data, parsing demarcations;
- (c) converting, using a computer operatively connected to the scanner, the portable document format file of image data into an electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, based upon the created demarcations, using an optical character recognition process, the created parsing demarcations being used to locate commas in the created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters;
- (d) electronically identifying, in the created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, labels;
- (e) electronically identifying, in the created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, data corresponding to each identified labels;
- (f) electronically associating the identified data with the corresponding identified label;
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- (g) electronically pushing the associated identified data with the corresponding identified label into a database.
A method for automatically converting an electronic portable document format file of image data into an electronic format compatible for importing into a database comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving an electronic portable document format file of image data;
- (b) electronically creating, using a user input interface, within the electronic portable document format file of image data, parsing demarcations;
- (c) converting, using a computer, portable document format file of image data into an electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, based upon the created demarcations, using an optical character recognition process, the created parsing demarcations being used to locate commas in the created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters;
- (d) electronically identifying, in the created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, labels;
- (e) electronically identifying, in the created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, data corresponding to each identified labels;
- (f) electronically associating the identified data with the corresponding identified label;
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- (g) electronically pushing the associated identified data with the corresponding identified label into a database.
A web based system for automatically converting an electronic portable document format file of image data into an electronic format compatible for importing into a database comprising:
- a remote computer;
- a server operably connected to said remote computer;
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- a local computer operably connected to said server;
- said remote computer uploading an electronic portable document format file of image data to said server;
- said local computer electronically creating, using a user input interface associated with said local computer, within the electronic portable document format file of image data, parsing demarcations,
- said server electronically converting said portable document format file of image data into an electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, based upon said created demarcations, using an optical character recognition process, said created parsing demarcations being used to locate commas in said created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters;
- said server electronically identifying, in said created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, labels;
- said server electronically identifying, in said created electronic comma separated values file of ASCII characters, data corresponding to each identified labels;
- said server electronically associating said identified data with said corresponding identified label;
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- said server electronically inputting said associated identified data with said corresponding identified label into a database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.