Property record document data verification systems and methods

• US 20070217692A1
• Filed: 03/17/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Data Trace Information Services, LLC (First American Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Data Trace Information Services, LLC (First American Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Kosan, Paul, Newcomer, Daniel, Branham, Dennis, Seely, Jon
• Application Number:
  US11/384,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20070217692A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/416 Extracting the logical structure, e.g. chapters, sections or page numbers; Identifying elements of the document, e.g. authors
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/418 Document matching, e.g. of document images

Abstract

A data verification system is configured to verify machine-recognized data elements acquired during a machine-implemented data acquisition process. The system includes a data verification workstation, a image server, and a data entry server. The data verification workstation is configured to obtain document images from the image server, present portions of document images to an operator, wherein the document images include text, and receive input from the operator based on the text. The input includes data elements. The data verification workstation is also configured to acquire machine-recognized data elements from the data entry server. The machine-recognized data elements were acquired from the document image during a machine-implemented data acquisition process based on the text. The data verification workstation is also configured to compare the data elements received from the operator to the machine-recognized data elements and selectively prompt the operator to re-input the data elements based on the comparison.

Claims

1. A data verification system configured to verify machine-recognized data elements acquired during a machine-implemented data acquisition process, the system comprising:

means for presenting portions of document images to an operator, wherein the document images include text;

means for receiving input from the operator based on the text, wherein the input comprises data elements;

means for comparing the data elements received from the operator to machine-recognized data elements acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process based on the text; and

means for selectively prompting the operator to re-input the data elements based on the comparison.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting portions of document images to the operator includes means for selecting a portion based on stored coordinates acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for selectively presenting the machine-recognized data elements to the operator.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for selectively presenting the machine-recognized data elements to the operator includes means for selectively presenting the machine-recognized data elements to the operator based on a match measure determined during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting portions of document images to an operator includes means for color-coding the portions of the document image based on a match measure acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the document comprises a selection from a group of documents consisting of:

a warranty deed;

a quit claim deed;

a mortgage; and

a release.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data elements comprise selections from a group of data elements consisting of:

grantor name;

grantee name;

legal description; and

property address.

8. A method of verifying machine-recognized data elements acquired during a machine-implemented data acquisition process, the method comprising:

presenting portions of document images to an operator, wherein the document images include text;

receiving input from the operator based on the text, wherein the input comprises data elements;

comparing the data elements received from the operator to machine-recognized data elements acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process based on the text; and

selectively prompting the operator to re-input the data elements based on the comparison.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein presenting portions of document images to the operator comprises selecting a portion based on stored coordinates acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising selectively presenting the machine-recognized data elements to the operator.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein selectively presenting the machine-recognized data elements to the operator comprises selectively presenting the machine-recognized data elements to the operator based on a match measure determined during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein presenting portions of document images to an operator comprises color-coding the portions of the document image based on a match measure acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the document comprises a selection from a group of documents consisting of:

a warranty deed;

a quit claim deed;

a mortgage; and

a release.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the data elements comprise selections from a group of data elements consisting of:

grantor name;

grantee name;

legal description; and

property address.

15. A data verification system, configured to verify machine-recognized data elements acquired during a machine-implemented data acquisition process, the system comprising:

a data verification workstation;

a image server; and

a data entry server;

wherein the data verification workstation is configured to;

obtain document images from the image server;

present portions of document images to an operator, wherein the document images include text;

receive input from the operator based on the text, wherein the input comprises data elements;

acquire machine-recognized data elements from the data entry server, wherein the machine-recognized data elements were acquired from the document image during a machine-implemented data acquisition process based on the text;

compare the data elements received from the operator to the machine-recognized data elements; and

selectively prompt the operator to re-input the data elements based on the comparison.

16. The data verification system of claim 15, wherein the data verification workstation is further configured to select a portion of a document image to present to the operator based on stored coordinates acquired during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

17. The data verification system of claim 15, wherein the data verification workstation is further configured to selectively present the machine-recognized data elements to the operator.

18. The data verification system of claim 17, wherein the data verification workstation is further configured to selectively present the machine-recognized data elements to the operator based on a match measure determined during the machine-implemented data acquisition process.

19. The data verification system of claim 15, wherein the document comprises a selection from a group of documents consisting of:

a warranty deed;

a quit claim deed;

a mortgage; and

a release.

20. The data verification system of claim 15, wherein the data elements comprise selections from a group of data elements consisting of:

grantor name;

grantee name;

legal description; and

property address.