Systems and methods for classifying payment documents during mobile image processing

A system comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• and
• one or more software modules that are configured to, when executed by the at least one hardware processor,
• receive an image to be classified as one of a plurality of types of payment document, and
• classify the image using a classification algorithm that comprises a plurality of classifiers, wherein the plurality of classifiers include at least a first classifier and a second classifier that requires a more time-consuming computation than the first classifier, and wherein classifying the image comprises,
• prior to executing the second classifier, executing the first classifier,
• when the first classifier classifies the image as one of the plurality of types of payment document with a probability that exceeds a threshold, classifying the image as the certain one type of payment document without executing the second classifier, and,
• when the first classifier is unable to classify the image as one of the plurality of types of payment document with a probability that exceeds the threshold, executing the second classifier.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive an image to be classified as one of a plurality of types of payment document;
• and
• classify the image using a classification algorithm that comprises a plurality of classifiers, wherein the plurality of classifiers include at least a first classifier and a second classifier that requires a more time-consuming computation than the first classifier, and wherein classifying the image comprises,
• prior to executing the second classifier, executing the first classifier,
• when the first classifier classifies the image as one of the plurality of types of payment document with a probability that exceeds a threshold, classifying the image as the certain one type of payment document without executing the second classifier, and,
• when the first classifier is unable to classify the image as one of the plurality of types of payment document with a probability that exceeds the threshold, executing the second classifier.