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Patent No.:

US 7961987 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2008
Applicants:

Robert L. Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Troy N. Terry, Bellevue, WA (US);

Adam Brian Coath, Seattle, WA (US);

Frederick Ziya Ramos Akalin, Seattle, WA (US);

Joshua Shagam, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Robert L. Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Troy N. Terry, Bellevue, WA (US);

Adam Brian Coath, Seattle, WA (US);

Frederick Ziya Ramos Akalin, Seattle, WA (US);

Joshua Shagam, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A computer system and method for efficiently processing a digital image into reflow content is presented. The method comprises each of the following as executed on a computer. A digital image is obtained for processing. The digital image includes at least some content suitable for conversion into reflow content. The digital image is processed into a digital content file. The digital content file includes both reflow content and non-reflow blocks of content. For each non-reflow block of content in the digital content file, the following are performed. A confidence rating is determined for the non-reflow block of content. If the confidence rating for the non-reflow block of content falls below a predetermined threshold, an evaluation of the non-reflow block is triggered.


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