On-device partial recognition systems and methods

An apparatus for on-device partial recognition, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• stored instructions translatable by the processor for:
• examining an image of a document for partial recognition, wherein the document comprises a non-text portion, wherein the examining comprises applying image recognition to the non-text portion of the document, and wherein the applying generates partially recognized image data;
• cutting the partially recognized image data from the non-text portion of the image;
• filling the non-text portion of the image with pixels of a single color in place of the partially recognized image data, wherein the filling results in modified image data;
• compressing the modified image data, wherein the compressing produces compressed modified image data;
• and
• communicating the compressed modified image data to a recognition server computer.

A computer program product for on-device partial recognition, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions translatable by a processor for:

• examining an image of a document for partial recognition, wherein the document comprises a non-text portion, wherein the examining comprises applying image recognition to the non-text portion of the document, and wherein the applying generates partially recognized image data;
• cutting the partially recognized image data from the non-text portion of the image;
• filling the non-text portion of the image with pixels of a single color in place of the partially recognized image data, wherein the filling results in modified image data;
• compressing the modified image data, wherein the compressing produces compressed modified image data;
• and
• communicating the compressed modified image data to a recognition server computer.