Systems, methods and computer program products for labeled forms processing
First Claim
1. A method for processing paper documents for electronic storage and retrieval, comprising:
- generating a label to be associated with a document, wherein the label includes at least one character string containing readable text and at least a portion of the readable text on the label is encoded;
associating the label with the document;
converting the document to a digital format;
transmitting the digital document to a central processing center;
separating the digital document into two or more individual pages;
presenting the digital document to a user with a viewer program;
receiving user input identifying a certain portion of the label and imaging that portion of the label;
converting the imaged portion of the label to textual data relating to at least the document and the contents of the document; and
populating data fields of an archiving program with the textual data for use in archiving the document.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer product for processing paper documents for electronic storage and retrieval where a label containing a document identification code is generated and is affixed to a paper document. The paper document is then converted to a digital format and transmitted to a central processing center. The digital document is separated into two or more individual pages and may be presented to a user with a viewer program. Through the viewer program the user may then identify a portion of the label to image and convert the imaged portion of the label to textual data relating to the document and its contents. The textual data may then be used in archiving the documents in an archiving program. The data also may be retrieved from a stored database location and verified with information entered in a particular field by a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing paper documents for electronic storage and retrieval, comprising:
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generating a label to be associated with a document, wherein the label includes at least one character string containing readable text and at least a portion of the readable text on the label is encoded;
associating the label with the document;
converting the document to a digital format;
transmitting the digital document to a central processing center;
separating the digital document into two or more individual pages;
presenting the digital document to a user with a viewer program;
receiving user input identifying a certain portion of the label and imaging that portion of the label;
converting the imaged portion of the label to textual data relating to at least the document and the contents of the document; and
populating data fields of an archiving program with the textual data for use in archiving the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for processing paper documents for electronic storage and retrieval, comprising:
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generating a label to be associated with a document, wherein the label includes at least a document identification code;
associating the label with the document;
converting the document to a digital format;
transmitting the digital document to a central processing center;
separating the digital document into two or more individual pages;
presenting the digital document to a user with a viewer program;
receiving user input identifying a certain portion of the label and imaging that portion of the label;
converting the imaged portion of the label to textual data relating to at least the document and the contents of the document;
populating data fields of an archiving program with the textual data for use in archiving the document; and
validating the captured data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for processing paper documents for electronic storage and retrieval, comprising:
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at least one scanning device for converting a paper document into an electronic document;
a central processing center in communication with the at least one scanning device over a network, wherein the central processing center contains, at least one server, at least one central computer, and at least one workstation, wherein the at least one workstation contains a user interface for accessing, through the at least one server, a plurality of software applications stored in at least one database associated with the at least one central computer, wherein the plurality of software applications contain executable instructions for performing the following functions on the at least one central computer;
(1) presenting the electronic document to a user;
(2) receiving user input identifying a certain portion of a label associated with the electronic document and imaging that portion of the label;
(3) converting the imaged portion of the label to textual data relating to at least the electronic document and the contents of the electronic document; and
(4) populating data fields of an archiving program stored on the at least one database with the textual data for use in archiving the document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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