Interactive tool for modifying an automatically generated electronic form

An apparatus for converting legacy electronic forms and static electronic documents to web-fillable electronic forms, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
• receive data corresponding to a source document, the source document having an input file format;
• selectively perform element detection on the source document based on the input file format matching a particular file format, the element detection configured to detect one or more elements of the source document based at least in part on performing image processing on the data corresponding to the source document;
• generate an intermediate file representing an electronic form based on the data, the intermediate file including metadata indicating the one or more elements of the source document, the intermediate file having an intermediate file format;
• provide an interactive tool configured to enable display and modification of the electronic form, the interactive tool including one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that depict a visual representation of the electronic form and enable a user to edit locations of the one or more elements within the visual representation of the electronic form and properties of the one or more elements based on user input indicating selection and manipulation of the one or more elements within the visual representation of the electronic form, the interactive tool further configured to enable addition of one or more additional elements to the electronic form and deletion of at least one of the one or more elements from the electronic form;
• convert the modified intermediate file to an output file having a target output file format of one or more output file formats that are each distinct from the intermediate file format, the output file representing the electronic form configured to support user entry of input information;
• and
• output the output file.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving data corresponding to a source document, the source document having an input file format;
• selectively performing element detection on the source document based on the input file format matching a particular file format, the element detection configured to detect one or more elements of the source document based at least in part on performing image processing on the data corresponding to the source document;
• generating an intermediate file representing an electronic form based on the data, the intermediate file including metadata indicating the one or more elements of the source document, the intermediate file having an intermediate file format;
• providing an interactive tool configured to enable display and modification of the electronic form, the interactive tool including one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that depict a visual representation of the electronic form and enable a user to edit locations of the one or more elements within the visual representation of the electronic form and properties of the one or more elements based on user input indicating selection and manipulation of the one or more elements within the visual representation of the electronic form, the interactive tool further configured to enable addition of one or more additional elements to the electronic form and deletion of at least one of the one or more elements from the electronic form;
• converting the modified intermediate file to an output file having a target output file format of one or more output file formats that are each distinct from the intermediate file format, the output file representing the electronic form configured to support user entry of input information;
• and
• outputting the output file.