AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR UNDERSTANDING DOCUMENT CONTENT
First Claim
1. A process for recognizing a document type and understanding at least a portion of the contents thereof, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a document in electronic form;
(b) determining a set of facts, data and information about the document;
(c) providing the set of facts, data and information to a reasoning management unit;
(d) receiving formatted knowledge from a rule verification, validation and management unit;
(e) using the formatted knowledge to prepare an expert system having an inference engine;
(f) matching the facts, data and information against formatted knowledge using the inference engine and determining a set of applicable rules; and
(g) executing actions of applicable rules.
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Abstract
A system and process for recognizing documents by type and understanding at least a portion of the contents thereof. The process includes the steps of providing a document in electronic form, determining a set of facts, data and information about the document, providing the set of facts, data and information to a reasoning management unit, receiving formatted knowledge from a rule verification, validation and management unit, using the formatted knowledge to prepare an expert system having an inference engine, matching the facts, data and information against formatted knowledge using the inference engine and determining a set of applicable rules and executing actions of applicable rules.
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28 Claims
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1. A process for recognizing a document type and understanding at least a portion of the contents thereof, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a document in electronic form; (b) determining a set of facts, data and information about the document; (c) providing the set of facts, data and information to a reasoning management unit; (d) receiving formatted knowledge from a rule verification, validation and management unit; (e) using the formatted knowledge to prepare an expert system having an inference engine; (f) matching the facts, data and information against formatted knowledge using the inference engine and determining a set of applicable rules; and (g) executing actions of applicable rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for recognizing a document type and understanding at least a portion of the contents thereof, comprising:
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(a) an electronic file management unit for providing a document in electronic form; (b) a facts generator for determining a set of facts, data and information about the document; (c) a reasoning management unit for receiving the set of facts, data and information from said facts generator; (d) a rule verification, validation and management unit for receiving formatted knowledge; and (e) an expert system having an inference engine for matching the facts, data and information against the formatted knowledge using said inference engine and determining a set of applicable rules and executing actions of applicable rules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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