Smart processing of an electronic document

A system comprising:

• a processing device configured to:
• receive an electronic document, wherein the electronic document comprises an image that contains visually represents text, and wherein the electronic document lacks text data corresponding to the visually represented text of the image;
• automatically recognize the image that contains visually represented text, wherein the automatic recognition occurs in a background mode such that display of the electronic document to a user is unaffected;
• generate a text layer comprising recognized data, wherein the recognized data is based on the automatic recognition of the image that contains visually represented text;
• insert the text layer behind the image that contains visual represented text such that it is hidden from the user when the electronic document is displayed, wherein the hidden text layer is configured to allow the user to perform a user operation on text corresponding to the recognized data;
• and
• save, in a storage device, a result of the user operation as part of the electronic document.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions to receive an electronic document, wherein the electronic document comprises an image that contains visually represents text, and wherein the electronic document lacks text data corresponding to the visually represented text of the image;
• instructions to automatically recognize the image that contains visually represented text, wherein the automatic recognition occurs in a background mode such that display of the electronic document to a user is unaffected;
• instructions to generate a text layer comprising recognized data, wherein the recognized data is based on the automatic recognition of the image that contains visually represented text;
• instructions to insert the text layer behind the image that contains visual represented text such that it is hidden from the user when the electronic document is displayed, wherein the hidden text layer is configured to allow the user to perform a user operation on text corresponding to the recognized data;
• and
• instructions to save, in a storage device, a result of the user operation as part of the electronic document.