METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR DETECTING MESSAGE IMPRESSIONS ON A DOCUMENT

摘要

A method and article of manufacture are provided for detecting message impressions from a document. The document includes one or more data collection areas adapted to receive input, and one or more message areas. Each message area includes a message. Memory representations of messages are stored in a memory. The document is received at a document processing engine which is adapted to access the memory to obtain the representations of messages. Message impressions are detected from the document by analyzing the document in the document processing engine. Message impressions are detected if it is determined that there is relevant input in the one or more data collection areas, and the document includes a representation of one or more of the messages.

主权项

1. A method of detecting message impressions from a document, the document including (i) one or more data collection areas adapted to receive input, and (ii) one or more message areas, each message area including a message, the method comprising:
(a) storing in a memory representations of messages; (b) receiving the document at a document processing engine, wherein the document processing engine is adapted to access the memory to obtain the representations of messages; and (c) detecting message impressions from the document by analyzing the document in the document processing engine, and detecting message impressions if it is determined that:
(i) there is relevant input in the one or more data collection areas, and(ii) the document includes a representation of one or more of the messages.