A Patent Law Firm Based in New Jersey Provides Patent

Multiple Choice

A patent law firm based in New Jersey provides patent drafting and filing services to its clients. The company is planning to build an electronic database of the patent applications it has filed for its clients over the years. However, most of its clients use handwritten notes and figures for their reference. Which of the following software tools would best help the firm convert the large number of paper-based notes from its clients into electronic records that can be easily searched and referenced?

A) image recognition
B) optical mark recognition
C) semantic mapping
D) intelligent character recognition