VISUALIZATION OF A COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGE OF A DOCUMENT

1 . A method of visualizing a computer-generated image of a document, the method comprising:

identifying in the image structural blocks of the document; and

providing the image with linear identifiers of properties and states of machine interpretation of contents of the structural blocks.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the image of the document is produced using optical character recognition (OCR) or intelligent character recognition (ICR) techniques.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the structural blocks comprise text objects, graphical/pictorial objects, or a combination thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying the identifiers for selectively separating, underlining or hatching at least portions of the structural blocks.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

using the identifiers including (i) single or multiple solid, dashed, dotted, dash-dotted or wavy lines having sections of same or different widths, or (ii) lines formed using pre-selected characters or pre-selected geometrical patterns.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

disposing the identifiers proximate to peripheral regions of the structural blocks.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifiers include (i) lines of same color or different colors, or (ii) lines having elements of different colors.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing users of the image of the document with graphical user interface (GUI) tools for applying, modifying or replacing the identifiers of the structural blocks.

9 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

incorporating the applied, modified or replaced identifiers in the computer-generated image of the document.

10 . A platform for visualizing a computer-generated image of a document, the platform comprising:

a local, remote, distributed or web-based computing device; and

a memory locally or remotely coupled to the computing device and storing instructions which, responsive to execution on the computing device, cause the computing device to perform:

identifying in the image structural blocks of the document; and

providing the image with linear identifiers of properties and states of machine interpretation of contents of the structural blocks.

11 . The platform of claim 10 , further comprising a scanning device adapted for producing at least portions of the image of the document.

12 . The platform of claim 10 , wherein:

the image of the document is produced using optical character recognition (OCR) or intelligent character recognition (ICR) techniques; and

the structural blocks comprise text objects, graphical/pictorial objects, or a combination thereof.

13 . The platform of claim 10 , wherein the identifiers are adapted for selectively separating, underlining or hatching at least portions of the structural blocks and comprise (i) single or multiple solid, dashed, dotted, dash-dotted or wavy lines having sections of same or different widths, or (ii) lines formed using pre-selected characters or pre-selected geometrical patterns.

14 . The platform of claim 10 , wherein:

the identifiers are disposed proximate to peripheral regions of the structural blocks; and

the identifiers include (i) lines of same or different colors, or (ii) lines having elements of different colors.

15 . The platform of claim 10 , wherein:

users of the image of the document are provided with graphical user interface (GUI) tools for applying, modifying or replacing the identifiers of the structural blocks; and

the applied, modified or replaced identifiers are incorporated in the computer-generated image of the document.

16 . A medium storing processor-readable instructions which, responsive to execution in a computing device, cause the computing device to perform:

identifying structural blocks in a computer-generated image of a document; and

providing the image with linear identifiers of properties and states of machine interpretation of contents of the structural blocks.

17 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause:

producing the image of the document using optical character recognition (OCR) or intelligent character recognition (ICR) techniques.

18 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause:

applying the identifiers for selectively separating, underlining or hatching at least portions of the structural blocks; and

using the identifiers comprising (i) single or multiple solid, dashed, dotted, dash-dotted or wavy lines having sections of same or different widths, or (ii) lines formed using pre-selected characters or pre-selected geometrical patterns.

19 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause:

disposing the identifiers proximate to peripheral regions of the structural blocks; and

using the identifiers including (i) lines of same or different colors, or (ii) lines having elements of different colors.

20 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause:

providing users of the image of the document with graphical user interface (GUI) tools for applying, modifying or replacing the identifiers of the structural blocks; and

incorporating the applied, modified or replaced identifiers in the computer-generated image of the document.