Automatic text recognition with table preservation

A device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• identify one or more portions of a data object that include a table by providing the data object to a table detection model;
• determine a structure of the table by providing the one or more portions of the data object to a table structure recognition model;
• generate a virtual table based on the determined structure of the table, the virtual table including an indication of at least one of one or more rows, one or more columns, or one or more cells corresponding to the table;
• map text from the one or more portions of the data object to corresponding cells of the virtual table;
• and
• performing a process with the virtual table.

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

• identifying one or more portions of a data object that include a table by providing the data object to a table detection model;
• determining a structure of the table by providing the one or more portions of the data object to a table structure recognition model;
• generating a virtual table based on the determined structure of the table, the virtual table including an indication of at least one of one or more rows, one or more columns, or one or more cells corresponding to the table;
• mapping text from the one or more portions of the data object to corresponding cells of the virtual table;
• and
• performing a process with the virtual table.