Systems and methods for identification document processing and business workflow integration
a document processing and business workflow technology, applied in the field of image capture and image processing, can solve the problems of inability or impracticality to process images captured at resolution, limited processing power and image resolution achievable using hardware currently available in mobile devices, and the general performance of conventional scanner-based processing algorithms on digital images captured using mobile devices
Active Publication Date: 2015-06-18
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Enables efficient image capture and processing of identity documents on mobile devices, facilitating broader application in business workflows by overcoming limitations in processing power and image quality, and allowing for secure and accurate financial transactions.
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A major challenge in transitioning conventional document capture and processing techniques is the limited processing power and image resolution achievable using hardware currently available in mobile devices.
These limitations present a significant challenge because it is impossible or impractical to process images captured at resolutions typically much lower than achievable by a conventional scanner.
As a result, conventional scanner-based processing algorithms typically perform poorly on digital images captured using a mobile device.
In addition, the limited processing and memory available on mobile devices makes conventional image processing algorithms employed for scanners prohibitively expensive in terms of computational cost.
Attempting to process a conventional scanner-based image processing algorithm takes far too much time to be a practical application on modern mobile platforms.
A still further challenge is presented by the nature of mobile capture components (e.g. cameras on mobile phones, tablets, etc.).
Where conventional scanners are capable of faithfully representing the physical document in a digital image, critically maintaining aspect ratio, dimensions, and shape of the physical document in the digital image, mobile capture components are frequently incapable of producing such results.
Specifically, images of documents captured by a camera present a new line of processing issues not encountered when dealing with images captured by a scanner.
Additionally, with camera capture, nonlinear distortions may be introduced because of the camera optics.
Other major challenges unique to capturing image and / or video data utilizing a camera or array of cameras may include variable illumination conditions, for instance non-uniform lighting conditions that may generate shadows on objects depicted in images, presence of specular lights which may generate glare, etc. as would be understood by skilled artisans upon reading these disclosures.
In addition, utilizing cameras to capture image and / or video data introduces challenges with respect to distinguishing an object of interest from relatively complex backgrounds as compared to the typical background for a flat-bed scanner (which exhibits characteristics that are well-known and relatively immutable, for instance a single background texture and color for the scanner background).
As a result, clustered background makes page segmentation difficult and challenging as compared to scenarios typically encountered using scanner-generated image data.
To date, these applications have been limited in scope to simple transactions leveraging conventions and standards unique to very narrow aspects of the financial services industry.
Reliance on such conventional standards and industry-specific practices allows high-fidelity and high-performance in the very limited scope to which those standards and practices apply, but unfortunately limit the applicability of the underlying technology to only those narrow fields.
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[0033]The following description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the present invention and is not meant to limit the inventive concepts claimed herein. Further, particular features described herein can be used in combination with other described features in each of the various possible combinations and permutations.
[0034]Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all terms are to be given their broadest possible interpretation including meanings implied from the specification as well as meanings understood by those skilled in the art and / or as defined in dictionaries, treatises, etc.
[0035]It must also be noted that, as used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,”“an” and “the” include plural referents unless otherwise specified.
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[0037]The present descriptions set forth novel and useful techniques and technologies configured to leverage the emerging advances in mobile, image and video capt...
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A method includes receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; building an extraction model based on the ID classification; extracting data from the ID based on the extraction model; building an ID profile based on the extracted data; storing the ID profile to a memory of the mobile device; detecting a predetermined stimulus in a workflow; identifying workflow-relevant data in the stored ID profile at least partially in response to detecting the predetermined stimulus; providing the workflow-relevant data from the stored ID profile to the workflow; and driving at least a portion of the workflow using the workflow-relevant data. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
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PRIORITY CLAIM[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 740,123 filed Jan. 11, 2013, which in turn claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 586,062 filed Jan. 12, 2012, and from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 720,958 filed Oct. 31, 3012, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.RELATED APPLICATIONS[0002]This application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 8,526,739 U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 802,226, filed Mar. 13, 2013 and from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 780,747, filed Mar. 13, 2013, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to image capture and image processing, and more particularly to capturing and processing digital images of identity documents (IDs) in connection with performing part or all of a business workflow using a mobile device.BACKGROUND[0004]Digital images having depicted therein a document suc...
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IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06G06K9/00
CPCG06K9/00469G06Q10/06316H04N1/387H04N1/3872H04N1/3878
InventorAMTRUP, JAN W.THOMPSON, STEPHEN MICHAELKILBY, STEVENMACCIOLA, ANTHONY
OwnerKOFAX