Interactive technique for using a user-provided image of a document to collect information
US12026639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a collection technique, a user (such as a taxpayer) provides information (such as income-tax information) by submitting an image of a document, such as an income-tax summary or form. In particular, the user may provide a description of the document. In response, the user is prompted for the information associated with the field in the document. Then, the user provides the image of a region in the document that includes the field. Based on the image, the information is extracted, and the field in the form is populated using the extracted information. The prompting, receiving, extracting and populating operations may be repeated for one or more additional fields in the document.
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