公开(公告)号：US20140093858A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US13632363

申请日：2012-10-01

申请人： Edward B. Caruthers, JR. ,  Roger A. Newell ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Kristine A. German ,  Dennis L. Venable

发明人： Edward B. Caruthers, JR. ,  Roger A. Newell ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Kristine A. German ,  Dennis L. Venable

IPC分类号： G09B7/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/02

摘要： The disclosed embodiment relates to methods and systems for evaluating an electronic document. The computer implemented method includes receiving the electronic document containing a first set of answers corresponding to one or more pre-stored questions. The first set of answers are compared with a pre-stored second set of answers based on an answer descriptor syntax dataset. The answer descriptor syntax dataset comprises one or more rules. One or more answer descriptors for each of the first set of answers are determined based on the comparing. The one or more answer descriptors correspond to one or more observations for each of the first set of answers. Finally, the electronic document is evaluated based on determining.

摘要翻译： 所公开的实施例涉及用于评估电子文档的方法和系统。 计算机实现的方法包括接收包含与一个或多个预先存储的问题相对应的第一组答案的电子文档。 将第一组答案与基于答案描述符语法数据集的预先存储的第二组答案进行比较。 答案描述符语法数据集包括一个或多个规则。 基于比较确定第一组答案中的每一个的一个或多个答案描述符。 一个或多个答案描述符对应于第一组答案中的每一个的一个或多个观察值。 最后，电子文档是根据确定进行评估的。

公开(公告)号：US20100075291A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12339771

申请日：2008-12-19

申请人： Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Kristine A. German ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Raj Minhas ,  Gavan Tredoux ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Peter J. Zehler

发明人： Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Kristine A. German ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Raj Minhas ,  Gavan Tredoux ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Peter J. Zehler

IPC分类号： G09B7/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/00 ,  G09B7/06

摘要： A method and system for automatically helping a teacher/educator evaluate assessments administered to students for determining student's attributes. The teacher/educator reviews stored assessment forms at a digital user interface (DUI) at a multifunction device (MFD) and selects the desired forms and creates an Assessment Batch which includes a List of Students to be given the forms for marking. The system automatically codes each form with personalized student information and prints the individualized assessment forms. The system may include an assessment repository for storing assessment definitions, rubrics, and administered assessments (e.g., results sheets), an may additionally or alternatively include an assessment analyzer for interpreting scanned imaged of administered assessments. The teacher/educator administers the assessment and assessment forms are manually marked, collected and scanned at the MFD, entered into storage and the marked images automatically analyzed and the assessments automatically evaluated from stored rubrics and the teacher/educator is automatically notified by email that the evaluation has been performed. The system enables the teacher/educator to review the evaluations remotely and validate/annotate the evaluation and update the records in storage. The Assessment Batch may be created for a list of students in a group, a class, a grade level, a school, a plurality of schools and students in a geographical area.

摘要翻译： 自动帮助教师/教育工作者评估对学生进行评估以确定学生属性的方法和系统。 教师/教育工作者在多功能设备（MFD）的数字用户界面（DUI）上审查存储的评估表，并选择所需的表格，并创建一个评估批，其中包括要给予标记表单的学生名单。 系统会自动为每个表单编写个性化的学生信息，并打印个性化的评估表单。 系统可以包括用于存储评估定义，标题和管理评估（例如，结果表）的评估储存库，另外还可以包括评估分析器，用于解释所管理的评估的扫描图像。 教师/教育工作者管理评估和评估表格，在MFD手动标记，收集和扫描，进入存储，自动分析标记图像，并从存储的标题自动评估评估，教师/教育者自动通过电子邮件通知 已经进行了评估。 该系统使教师/教育者能够远程审查评估，并对评估进行验证/注释，并更新存储中的记录。 评估批次可以创建一个地理区域中的小组，班级，年级，学校，多所学校和学生的学生名单。

公开(公告)号：US20100157345A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12341659

申请日：2008-12-22

申请人： Robert M. Lofthus ,  Kristine A. German ,  Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Gavan L. Tredoux ,  Peter J. Zehler ,  Rajinderjeet S. Minhas

发明人： Robert M. Lofthus ,  Kristine A. German ,  Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Gavan L. Tredoux ,  Peter J. Zehler ,  Rajinderjeet S. Minhas

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G09B5/00

摘要： An assessment authoring system implemented by an operative set of processor executable instructions configured for execution by at least one processor includes a user interface and an assessment generation component. The user interface communicates user input and the assessment generation component receives the user input from the user interface. The assessment generation component generates an assessment data structure for printing on a multifunction device. The printed assessment includes a marking region adapted to receive a human marking. The system may utilize a model or rubric that can be used to score the human marks when are processed by image processing.

摘要翻译： 由可配置为由至少一个处理器执行的可操作的一组处理器可执行指令实现的评估创作系统包括用户界面和评估生成组件。 用户界面传达用户输入，评估生成组件从用户界面接收用户输入。 评估生成部件生成用于在多功能设备上打印的评估数据结构。 印刷评估包括适于接收人标记的标记区域。 当通过图像处理处理时，系统可以利用可用于对人标记进行评分的模型或量规。

公开(公告)号：US20100075290A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12237692

申请日：2008-09-25

申请人： Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Kristine A. German ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Raj Minhas ,  Gavan Tredoux ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Peter J. Zehler

发明人： Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Kristine A. German ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Raj Minhas ,  Gavan Tredoux ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Peter J. Zehler

IPC分类号： G09B7/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/00

摘要： A method and system for automatically helping a teacher/educator evaluate assessments administered to students for determining student's attributes. The teacher/educator reviews stored assessment forms at a digital user interface (DUI) at a multifunction device (MFD) and selects the desired forms and creates an Assessment Batch which includes a List of Students to be given the forms for marking. The system automatically codes each form with personalized student information and prints the individualized assessment forms. The teacher/educator administers the assessment and assessment forms are manually marked, collected and scanned at the MFD, entered into storage and the marked images automatically analyzed and the assessments automatically evaluated from stored rubrics and the teacher/educator is automatically notified by email that the evaluation has been performed. The system enables the teacher/educator to review the evaluations remotely and validate/annotate the evaluation and update the records in storage The Assessment Batch may be created for a list of students in a group, a class, a grade level, a school, a plurality of schools and students in a geographical area.

摘要翻译： 自动帮助教师/教育工作者评估对学生进行评估以确定学生属性的方法和系统。 教师/教育工作者在多功能设备（MFD）的数字用户界面（DUI）上审查存储的评估表，并选择所需的表格，并创建一个评估批，其中包括要给予标记表单的学生名单。 系统会自动为每个表单编写个性化的学生信息，并打印个性化的评估表单。 教师/教育工作者管理评估和评估表格，在MFD手动标记，收集和扫描，输入存储，自动分析标记图像，并从存储的标题自动评估评估，教师/教育者自动通过电子邮件通知 已经进行了评估。 该系统使教师/教育者能够远程审查评估，并对评估进行验证/注释并更新存储中的记录。可以为组，课程，年级，学校，学校的学生列表创建评估批。 多个学校和学生在一个地理区域。

公开(公告)号：US20100075292A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12339804

申请日：2008-12-19

申请人： Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Kristine A. German ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Raj Minhas ,  Gaven Tredoux ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Peter J. Zehler

发明人： Dennis C. DeYoung ,  Charles A. Baxter ,  Michael R. Campanelli ,  Kristine A. German ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Robert M. Lofthus ,  Raj Minhas ,  Gaven Tredoux ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Peter J. Zehler

IPC分类号： G09B7/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/00 ,  G09B7/06

摘要： A method and system for automatically helping a teacher/educator evaluate assessments administered to students for determining student's attributes. The teacher/educator reviews stored assessment forms at a digital user interface (DUI) at a multifunction device (MFD) and selects the desired forms and creates an Assessment Batch which includes a List of Students to be given the forms for marking. The system automatically codes each form with personalized student information and prints the individualized assessment forms. The system may include an assessment repository for storing assessment definitions, rubrics, and administered assessments (e.g., results sheets), an may additionally or alternatively include an assessment analyzer for interpreting scanned imaged of administered assessments. The teacher/educator administers the assessment and assessment forms are manually marked, collected and scanned at the MFD, entered into storage and the marked images automatically analyzed and the assessments automatically evaluated from stored rubrics and the teacher/educator is automatically notified by email that the evaluation has been performed. The system enables the teacher/educator to review the evaluations remotely and validate/annotate the evaluation and update the records in storage. The Assessment Batch may be created for a list of students in a group, a class, a grade level, a school, a plurality of schools and students in a geographical area.

摘要翻译： 自动帮助教师/教育工作者评估对学生进行评估以确定学生属性的方法和系统。 教师/教育工作者在多功能设备（MFD）的数字用户界面（DUI）上审查存储的评估表，并选择所需的表格，并创建一个评估批，其中包括要给予标记表单的学生名单。 系统会自动为每个表单编写个性化的学生信息，并打印个性化的评估表单。 系统可以包括用于存储评估定义，标题和管理评估（例如，结果表）的评估储存库，另外还可以包括评估分析器，用于解释所管理的评估的扫描图像。 教师/教育工作者管理评估和评估表格，在MFD手动标记，收集和扫描，进入存储，自动分析标记图像，并从存储的标题自动评估评估，教师/教育者自动通过电子邮件通知 已经进行了评估。 该系统使教师/教育者能够远程审查评估，并对评估进行验证/注释，并更新存储中的记录。 评估批次可以创建一个地理区域中的小组，班级，年级，学校，多所学校和学生的学生名单。

公开(公告)号：US20140064622A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-06

申请号：US13604662

申请日：2012-09-06

申请人： Roger A. Newell ,  Dennis L. Venable

发明人： Roger A. Newell ,  Dennis L. Venable

IPC分类号： G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/6292 ,  G06K2209/01

摘要： A method, system, and computer program product for evaluating digital images of handwritten documents comprising handwritten symbols are disclosed. A set of symbols from the digital image is determined by applying a first predefined technique. If the set of symbols determined by applying the first predefined technique does not match with a predefined set of symbols, a second predefined technique is applied to determine the set of symbols from the digital image. Thereafter, an evaluation report is created based on the determining by applying the first predefined technique or the determining by applying the second predefined technique.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于评估包含手写符号的手写文档的数字图像的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 通过应用第一预定义技术来确定来自数字图像的一组符号。 如果通过应用第一预定义技术确定的符号组与预定义的符号集合不匹配，则应用第二预定义技术来确定来自数字图像的符号集合。 此后，基于通过应用第一预定义技术的确定或通过应用第二预定义技术的确定来创建评估报告。

公开(公告)号：US08768241B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US12640426

申请日：2009-12-17

申请人： Dennis L. Venable

发明人： Dennis L. Venable

IPC分类号： G09B7/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/00

摘要： A method and system for processing a digital assessment template are provided. The system includes at least one tangible processor and a memory with instructions to be executed by the at least one tangible processor for processing a digital assessment template. The template which includes a description of a plurality of data structures that are configured for interpreting an assessment associated with the template. The assessment was marked with strokes by an assessment-taker who was administered the assessment and responded to at least one problem provided by the assessment. The template describes a location of the marked assessment in which to find each stroke that corresponds to a response by the assessment-taker and how to interpret the strokes. Each of the locations and how to interpret the strokes are selectable.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种处理数字评估模板的方法和系统。 该系统包括至少一个有形处理器和具有由至少一个有形处理器执行的用于处理数字评估模板的指令的存储器。 该模板包括被配置用于解释与模板相关联的评估的多个数据结构的描述。 该评估由评估员标记，并由评估员进行了评估，并对评估提供的至少一个问题进行了回应。 该模板描述了标记评估的位置，其中查找与评估者的回答相对应的每个笔画以及如何解释笔画。 每个位置和如何解释笔画是可选择的。

公开(公告)号：US08494304B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US11801958

申请日：2007-05-11

申请人： Dennis L. Venable ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Lee C. Moore

发明人： Dennis L. Venable ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Lee C. Moore

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/40

CPC分类号： G06T7/0004 ,  G06T5/005 ,  G06T2207/10008 ,  G06T2207/30144 ,  H04N1/38

摘要： A method for removal of punched hole artifacts in digital images includes, for a scanned document page, deriving an original digital image that defines the page in terms of a plurality of input pixels. A reduced resolution bitonal image is generated from the original image. The method further includes providing for identifying of candidate punched hole artifacts in the reduced resolution bitonal image and providing for testing the candidate punched hole artifacts for at least one of shape, size, and location. Where a candidate punched hole artifact meets the at least one test, the method includes generating a modified image. This includes erasing the candidate punched hole artifact from the original digital image.

摘要翻译： 用于去除数字图像中的穿孔伪影的方法包括对于扫描的文档页，导出根据多个输入像素定义页面的原始数字图像。 从原始图像生成缩小分辨率的双色图像。 该方法还包括提供在缩小分辨率双色图像中识别候选冲孔缺陷伪像，并提供用于测试形状，尺寸和位置中的至少一个的候选穿孔伪影。 在候选者穿孔孔伪影符合至少一个测试的情况下，该方法包括生成修改的图像。 这包括从原始数字图像中删除候选的穿孔伪影。

公开(公告)号：US07965891B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-21

申请号：US12710573

申请日：2010-02-23

申请人： John C. Handley ,  M. Armon Rahgozar ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Pamela B. Spiteri ,  Anoop M. Namboodiri ,  Richard Zanibbi

发明人： John C. Handley ,  M. Armon Rahgozar ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Pamela B. Spiteri ,  Anoop M. Namboodiri ,  Richard Zanibbi

IPC分类号： G06K9/34

CPC分类号： G06K9/00469

摘要： A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file. The semantic recognition process includes the processes of generating, for each line of text having a keyword therein, a terminal symbol corresponding to the keyword therein; generating, for each line of text not having a keyword therein and absent of numeric characters, an alphabetic terminal symbol; generating, for each line of text not having a keyword therein and having a numeric character therein, an alphanumeric terminal symbol; generating a string of terminal symbols from the generated terminal symbols; determining a probable parsing of the generated string of terminal symbols; labeling each text line, according to a determined function, with non-terminal symbols; and parsing the business document information text into fields of business document information text based upon the non-terminal symbol of each text line and the determined probable parsing of the generated string of terminal symbols.

摘要翻译： 用于从商业文档电子地蒸馏信息的系统使用网络扫描器来电子扫描其上具有业务文档的压板区域以创建位图。 网络服务器执行分割过程，将扫描生成的位图分割成位图对象，对应于扫描的业务文档的位图对象; 将位图对象转换为文本块的文本转换过程的位图; 语义识别过程，用于生成对应于扫描的业务单据的语义实体的结构化表示; 以及将结构化表示转换成结构文本文件的文档生成处理。 语义识别处理包括对于其中具有关键词的每行文本生成与其中的关键词对应的终端符号的处理; 生成对于其中没有关键字的每行文本和不存在数字字符的字母的终端符号; 为每个不具有关键字的文本行和其中具有数字字符的每行文本生成字母数字终端符号; 从所生成的终端符号生成一串终端符号; 确定所生成的终端符号串的可能解析; 根据确定的功能标记每个文本行，具有非终端符号; 以及基于每个文本行的非终端符号以及确定的所生成的终端符号串的可能解析，将业务文档信息文本解析为商业文档信息文本的字段。

公开(公告)号：US20100149606A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12710573

申请日：2010-02-23

申请人： John C. Handley ,  M. Armon Rahgozar ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Pamela B. Spiteri ,  Anoop M. Namboodiri ,  Richard Zanibbi

发明人： John C. Handley ,  M. Armon Rahgozar ,  Dennis L. Venable ,  Pamela B. Spiteri ,  Anoop M. Namboodiri ,  Richard Zanibbi

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06K9/34 ,  H04N1/04

CPC分类号： G06K9/00469

摘要： A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file. The semantic recognition process includes the processes of generating, for each line of text having a keyword therein, a terminal symbol corresponding to the keyword therein; generating, for each line of text not having a keyword therein and absent of numeric characters, an alphabetic terminal symbol; generating, for each line of text not having a keyword therein and having a numeric character therein, an alphanumeric terminal symbol; generating a string of terminal symbols from the generated terminal symbols; determining a probable parsing of the generated string of terminal symbols; labeling each text line, according to a determined function, with non-terminal symbols; and parsing the business document information text into fields of business document information text based upon the non-terminal symbol of each text line and the determined probable parsing of the generated string of terminal symbols.

摘要翻译： 用于从商业文档电子地蒸馏信息的系统使用网络扫描器来电子扫描其上具有业务文档的压板区域以创建位图。 网络服务器执行分割过程，将扫描生成的位图分割成位图对象，对应于扫描的业务文档的位图对象; 将位图对象转换为文本块的文本转换过程的位图; 语义识别过程，用于生成对应于扫描的业务单据的语义实体的结构化表示; 以及将结构化表示转换成结构文本文件的文档生成处理。 语义识别处理包括对于其中具有关键词的每行文本生成与其中的关键词对应的终端符号的处理; 生成对于其中没有关键字的每行文本和不存在数字字符的字母的终端符号; 为每个不具有关键字的文本行和其中具有数字字符的每行文本生成字母数字终端符号; 从所生成的终端符号生成一串终端符号; 确定所生成的终端符号串的可能解析; 根据确定的功能标记每个文本行，具有非终端符号; 以及基于每个文本行的非终端符号以及确定的所生成的终端符号串的可能解析，将业务文档信息文本解析为商业文档信息文本的字段。