Information Processing System for Atypical Document Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

In information processing systems, users face challenges when correcting extraction results from atypical documents, as the area from which recorded information is extracted is not always intended, leading to inefficiencies in identifying and correcting extraction candidates.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that includes a processor configured to acquire extraction candidates from atypical documents and display the corresponding recorded areas, allowing users to correct extraction results by visualizing the extraction candidates and their priority levels on a display, enabling enhanced user workability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If recorded information is extracted from atypical documents without displaying the extraction area, then the extraction process is simple and fast, but the user cannot easily identify and correct extraction errors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser workability when correcting extraction resultsVSAvoidcomplexity of the extraction system
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system displays the extraction candidate and its recorded area on the display device, providing visual feedback to the user about what information is being extracted and from where. This feedback mechanism enables users to verify extraction accuracy and correct errors efficiently, directly addressing the usability problem without requiring complex additional hardware

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a visual copy or representation of the extraction area by displaying the recorded area on the display device. This visual copy allows users to see the context and location of extracted information without modifying the original document, enabling easy verification and correction while maintaining system simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Loss of time

If the extraction area is displayed to help users correct extraction results, then user workability is improved, but the processing time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime required for users to correct extraction resultsVSAvoidoverall information extraction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by displaying the extraction candidate and recorded area before the user needs to correct any errors. This advance visualization allows users to immediately identify potential issues without having to search through the document, reducing correction time while maintaining efficient processing through automated extraction algorithms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If multiple extraction candidates are analyzed to improve accuracy, then extraction precision is improved, but the time required for correction increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of information extractionVSAvoidease of correcting extraction results
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by displaying specific attributes of the extraction candidate (such as the recorded area and candidate text) in a focused manner on the display device. This selective presentation of relevant local information helps users quickly assess extraction accuracy without being overwhelmed by unnecessary details, maintaining ease of operation while ensuring precise extraction through multiple candidate analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20240071120A1Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2024.02.29 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing system includes at least one processor configured to: acquire an extraction candidate from recorded information serving as information recorded in an atypical document, the extraction candidate serving as a candidate to be extracted as the recorded information corresponding to an item of the atypical document; and display a recorded area on a display, the recorded area being where the extraction candidate is recorded in the atypical document.