Method and system for recognizing time
AssigneeSap SE
InventorWilliam Patrick Tunney
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Abstract
A method and system for recognizing time. An embodiment of a method for recognizing a time includes receiving a set of coordinates from a capture device, the set of coordinates indicating where a set of marks was made on a paper form without the use of a graphical user interface, and mapping the set of coordinates to a time. The method enables a processor to accurately and quickly determine time information entered on a piece of paper attached to the capture device, independent of the user who enters the time information. Exemplary applications include a field survey and inventory.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- receiving a set of coordinates from a capture device, the set of coordinates indicating where on a paper data form a set of marks was made without the use of a graphical user interface;
- and
- mapping the set of coordinates to a time;
- wherein the mapping includes:
- retrieving from memory predefined coordinates indicating where each set of marks corresponding to a time is expected to be made on the capture device;
- comparing the set of coordinates to the predefined coordinates;
- determining which of the predefined coordinates is the closest match to the set of coordinates;
- and
- storing the time corresponding to the determined predefined coordinates.
A method comprising:
- receiving a set of coordinates from a capture device, the set of coordinates indicating where on a paper data form a set of marks was made without the use of a graphical user interface;
- mapping the set of coordinates to a time;
- wherein the paper data form is attached to the capture device, the data form including a clock face and a pair of boxes associated with AM and PM;
- wherein the set of marks is made by drawing a minute hand and an hour hand on the clock face and checking one of the pair of boxes.
A method comprising:
- receiving a set of coordinates from a capture device, the set of coordinates indicating where on a paper data form a set of marks was made without the use of a graphical user interface;
- and
- mapping the set of coordinates to a time;
- wherein the paper data form is attached to the capture device, the data form including a plurality of boxes, a first group of the boxes being associated with 12 hours in a clock face, a second group of the boxes being associated with 60 minutes in an hour, and a third group of boxes being associated with AM/PM,
- wherein each box in the first group corresponds to one of the hours, each box in the second group corresponds to one of the minutes, and each box in the third group corresponding to AM or PM.
A system, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor in communication with the memory, the processor executing a set of instructions to:
- receive a set of coordinates from a capture device, the set of coordinates indicating where on a paper data form a set of marks was made without the use of a graphical user interface;
- retrieve from the memory predefined coordinates indicating where each set of marks corresponding to a time is expected to be made on the capture device;
- compare the set of coordinates to the predefined coordinates;
- determine which of the predefined coordinates is the closest match to the set of coordinates;
- and
- store the time corresponding to the determined predefined coordinates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.