Fusing of unassociated images

A computer-based system for electronically fusing unassociated images into an original document image comprising:

• a computer processor;
• computer memory which stores:
• a scan selection module,
• a set of unassociated images,
• a size determination module,
• a comparison module,
• a retrieval module,
• an alignment module, and
• a fusion module;
• wherein the scan selection module is operative to:
• receive an unassociated image into a set of unassociated images;
• wherein the size determination module is operative to:
• determine a size for each unassociated image;
• wherein the comparison module is operative to:
• compare the size of each unassociated image with respect to at least one other known image size;
• wherein the retrieval module is operative to:
• retrieve a matching related unassociated image from the set of unassociated images corresponding to each unassociated image based at least in part on an output of the comparison module;
• wherein the alignment module is operative to:
• align the matches of related images;
• wherein the fusion component is operative to:
• fuse the matches of related images to form an original document image;
• the computer processor implementing the modules.

A computer-implemented method for fusing unassociated images into an original document image comprising:

• with a processor, receiving a plurality of unassociated images into for a set of unassociated images in computer memory;
• determining a size for each unassociated image wherein the detecting of the size is based on a digital measurement of at least a height, a width, or a combination of both;
• comparing the size of each unassociated image with respect to at least one other known image size to find matches of related images in the set of unassociated images;
• retrieving a matching related unassociated image from the set of unassociated images corresponding to each unassociated image based at least in part on an output of the size comparison;
• determining a contextual relationship for each of the related annotated unassociated images;
• assigning a confidence threshold rating to identify the matches of related images in the set of annotated unassociated images responsive to the determined contextual relationship corresponding thereto;
• comparing the assigned confidence threshold rating to a predetermined confidence threshold rating;
• fusing the matches of related images to form an original document in accordance with an output of the comparison indicating the assigned confidence threshold rating is greater than or equal to the predetermined confidence threshold rating;
• and
• communicating the original document to an image repository.