Methods and systems fro extraction of data from electronic images of documents
AssigneeDST Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChin Hsu, Paul M. Ives, Deni Esposito
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Abstract
A system for extracting data from a document may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The processor may identify one or more landmarks based on predefined characteristics that are associated with known landmarks. After one or more landmarks are defined, business rules may indicate one or more areas that may contain data to be extracted. The business rules may also indicate the type of data in the area and processing methods that may be used to extract the data. After determining the business rules, the processor may determine whether the data is in the area and/or extract the data.
Claims37
A method of extracting data from an electronic image of a document, the document having an indicia therein indicative of a designated area in which the data may be found, the method comprising:
- (a) identifying the indicia;
- (b) determining at least one business rule associated with the indicia;
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- (c) extracting data from an area of the electronic image using the at least one business rule.
A system for extracting data from an electronic image of a document, the document having an indicia therein indicative of a designated area in which the data may be found, the system comprising a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, the system further comprising:
- first logic stored in memory and executable by the processor to identify the a indicia;
- second logic stored in memory and executable by the processor to determine a set of business rules associated with the indicia;
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- third logic stored in memory and executable by the processor to extract data from an area of the electronic image using the set of business rules.
A system for extracting data from an electronic image of a document, the document having an indicia therein indicative of a designated area in which the data may be found, the system comprising:
- means for receiving the electronic document image;
- means for identifying a indicia;
- means for determining a set of business rules associated with the indicia;
- and
- means for extracting data from an area of the electronic image using the set of business rules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.