Form Processing Apparatus Candidate Text Area Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in identifying suitable items for extracting text data from forms, leading to increased time and effort, as existing methods require pre-registration of items and are not intuitive for users to determine the correct items for extraction.
Innovation Solution
A form processing apparatus that assists users by displaying candidate text areas near pre-registered items, allowing users to easily identify and extract text data by selecting frames and using automatic or manual setting modes to generate definition information for key-value extraction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If items are pre-registered for text extraction, then text data can be extracted automatically, but users face difficulty identifying suitable items and the process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically displaying candidate items and their associated text areas before the user needs to make selections. This pre-presentation of options eliminates the time-consuming search and identification process, allowing users to quickly review and select from pre-analyzed candidates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically analyzing the form structure, identifying potential item-text relationships, and generating candidate lists without requiring user intervention for each identification step. This self-analysis capability reduces the burden on users to manually identify suitable items.
2Measurement precision
If users manually identify items for text extraction, then accuracy can be maintained, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer that automatically analyzes form structures and generates candidate item-text pairings. This intermediary processing step bridges the gap between raw form data and user selection, maintaining accuracy through systematic analysis while simplifying user interaction to mere selection from presented options.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of potential item-text relationships as candidate suggestions, allowing users to review multiple options simultaneously. This copying approach enables users to verify accuracy by comparing candidates against the actual form layout without having to manually search through the entire form structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system displays all possible items, then completeness is achieved, but the interface becomes cluttered and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complete set of possible items into organized candidate groups based on their proximity and relationship to text areas. This segmentation presents information in manageable, logically-grouped portions rather than as an overwhelming complete list, maintaining completeness while reducing perceived interface complexity through structured organization.
Data Source
AI summary
A form processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to, in a case of extracting text data located near a pre-registered item in a form as data associated with the item, display a form to be processed to register an item, accept from a user an area to be filled in with data to be extracted, the area being included in the form to be processed, and display a text located at a position near the accepted area as a candidate for the item.