Michael U Bailey

Title: Michael U. Bailey: Inventor of a Searchable Scanned-Document Index

Introduction

Michael U. Bailey is an inventor associated with Richfield, Utah, and Iarchives, Inc. His patent work addresses how scanned documents can be indexed when recognition software produces more than one possible interpretation of a word. Bailey is credited with 1 patent.

Latest Patents

Bailey’s listed patent is “System and Method for Creating a Searchable Word Index of a Scanned Document Including Multiple Interpretations of a Word at a Given Document Location.” The invention uses multiple recognition engines to generate different interpretations of a word at a particular location in a scanned document. It stores a word node for each unique interpretation in a word index and links those nodes to nodes representing previously and subsequently recognized words. This approach supports searching an index that preserves alternative readings of the scanned text.

Career Highlights

Bailey’s documented patent contribution focuses on searchable indexing for scanned documents and the handling of ambiguous word recognition. The available information associates him with Iarchives, Inc., but does not provide further details about his role or career history.

Collaborations

The listed coworkers associated with Bailey are Robert Baird Wille and Michael E. Rimer. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or their working relationship with Bailey.

Conclusion

Michael U. Bailey’s recorded invention centers on making scanned documents more searchable by retaining multiple possible interpretations of recognized words in a linked index.