Receipts scanner and financial organizer
AssigneeKris Engineering, Inc.
InventorRadha K. C. Pandipati
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Abstract
A portable device is configured to obtain an image of a document, the document being of no predefined format and containing numerical data. The numerical data is extracted and automatically organized into a report in a predefined or customized format and stored into a database. The database is accessible and searchable by a user to obtain either the numerical data of the image or the report.
Claims18
A method for processing a paper expense receipt using a computer system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a computer input device the paper expense receipt from an individual incurring an expense;
- receiving on a computer processor an electronic image of the expense receipt from the computer input device;
- processing the electronic image to automatically obtain expense data by:
- using software to retrieve at least the relevant data from the electronic image;
- and
- parsing the relevant data to obtain the expense data within the relevant data;
- and
- populating an electronic expense report with the expense data;
- and
- displaying the electronic expense report to the individual;
- wherein the expense receipt has no predefined format for the computer system.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for storing a paper expense receipt, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a computer input device, the paper expense receipt from an individual incurring an expense;
- receiving an electronic image of the expense receipt;
- processing the electronic image to automatically obtain expense data by:
- using software to retrieve at least the relevant data from the electronic image;
- and
- parsing the relevant data to obtain the expense data within the relevant data;
- and
- populating an electronic expense report with the expense data;
- and
- displaying the electronic expense report to the individual;
- wherein the expense receipt has no predefined format for the computer system.
A computer system for processing a paper expense receipt comprising:
- a computer input device for receiving the paper expense receipt from an individual incurring an expense, and creating an electronic image of the receipt;
- a computer processor in communication with the computer input device;
- software operating on the computer processor for processing the electronic image to obtain expense data by:
- retrieving at least the relevant data from the electronic image;
- parsing the relevant data to obtain the expense data within the relevant data;
- and
- populating an expense report with the expense data;
- and
- a display in communication with the computer on which the expense report is displayed to the individual;
- wherein the expense receipt has no predefined format for the computer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.