Systems and methods for tax data capture and use
US9256783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/414
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of acquiring tax data for use in tax preparation application includes acquiring an image of at least one document containing tax data therein with an imaging device. A computer extracts one or more features from the acquired image of the at least one document and compares the extracted one or more features to a database containing a plurality of different tax forms. The database may include a textual database and/or geometric database. The computer identifies a tax form corresponding to the at least one document from the plurality of different tax forms based at least in part on a confidence level associated with the comparison of the extracted one or more features to the database. At least a portion of the tax data from the acquired image is transferred into corresponding fields of the tax preparation application.
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