AUTOMATED USER INFORMATION PROVISION USING IMAGES

• US 20140219568A1
• Filed: 04/23/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Stone, Carl B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,536,142 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/190
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/412 Layout analysis of documents structured with printed lines or input boxes, e.g. business forms or tables
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/413 Classification of content, e.g. text, photographs or tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A method for automated user information provision using an image includes requesting at least one user information image in response to receiving a user information form from a requesting entity over a network. The at least one user information image is received from a camera. The at least one user information image is analyzed using a processor to determine that the at least one user information image includes requested user information in at least one request section of the user information form. The requested user information is automatically provided into the at least one request section of the user information form. The user information form including the requested user information in the at least one request section is displayed on a display. The user information form may then be sent over the network to provide the requested user information to the requesting entity.

Claims

1. An automated user information provision system, comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory and operable to read instructions from the memory to perform the steps of;

determining that a user device has accessed a digital user information form that includes a first user information request section;

receiving a user information image from an image capturing device on the user device;

analyzing the user information image to determine that the user information image includes first user information that is requested in the first user information request section;

automatically filling the first user information request section of the digital user information form with the first user information that was determined to be included in the user information image and that is requested in the first user information request section; and

providing, for display on a display device, the digital user information form including the first user information request section filled with the first user information.

2. The automated user information provision system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory memory and the one or more hardware processors are included in the user device.

3. The automated user information provision system of claim 1, wherein the steps further comprise:

analyzing the user information image to determine that the user information image includes document type information that indicates a type of document included in the user information image; and

using the document type information to determine that the user information image includes the first user information that is requested in the first user information request section.

4. The automated user information provision system of claim 1, wherein the steps further comprise:

receiving a user edit to the first user information that was used to fill the first user information request section of the digital user information form.

5. The automated user information provision system of claim 1, wherein the steps further comprise:

sending, to a digital user information form provider, the digital user information form that includes the first user information request section filled with the first user information.

6. The automated user information provision system of claim 1, wherein the steps further comprise:

deleting the user information image subsequent to automatically filling the first user information request section of the digital user information form with the first user information.

7. The automated user information provision system of claim 1, wherein the digital user information form includes at least one second user information request section, and wherein the steps further comprise:

analyzing the user information image to determine that the user information image includes second user information that is requested in the at least one second user information request section;

automatically filling the at least one second user information request section of the digital user information form with the second user information that was determined to be included in the user information image and that is requested in the at least one second user information request section; and

providing, for display on the display device, the digital user information form including the at least one second user information request section filled with the second user information.

8. A method for automated user information provision, comprising:

determining, using at least one processor, that a user device has accessed a digital user information form that includes a first user information request section;

receiving, using the at least one processor, a user information image from an image capturing device on the user device;

analyzing, using the at least one processor, the user information image to determine that the user information image includes first user information that is requested in the first user information request section;

automatically filling, using the at least one processor, the first user information request section of the digital user information form with the first user information that was determined to be included in the user information image and that is requested in the first user information request section; and

providing for display on a display device using the at least one processor, the digital user information form including the first user information request section filled with the first user information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is included in the user device.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

analyzing, using the at least one processor, the user information image to determine that the user information image includes document type information that indicate a type of document included in the user information image; and

using the document type information to determine, using the at least one processor, that the user information image includes the first user information that is requested in the first user information request section.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, using the at least one processor, a user edit to the first user information that was used to fill the first user information request section of the digital user information form.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

sending, to a digital user information form provider using the at least one processor, the digital user information form that includes the first user information request section filled with the first user information.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

deleting, using the at least one processor, the user information image subsequent to automatically filling the first user information request section of the digital user information form with the first user information.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the digital user information form includes at least one second user information request section, and wherein the method further comprises:

analyzing, using the at least one processor, the user information image to determine that the user information image includes second user information that is requested in the at least one second user information request section;

automatically filling, using the at least one processor, the at least one second user information request section of the digital user information form with the second user information that was determined to be included in the user information image and that is requested in the at least one second user information request section; and

providing, for display on the display device using the at least one processor, the digital user information form including the at least one second user information request section filled with the second user information.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, are adapted to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

determining that a user device has accessed a digital user information form that includes a first user information request section;

receiving a user information image from an image capturing device on the user device;

analyzing the user information image to determine that the user information image includes first user information that is requested in the first user information request section;

automatically filling the first user information request section of the digital user information form with the first user information that was determined to be included in the user information image and that is requested in the first user information request section; and

providing, for display on a display device, the digital user information form including the first user information request section filled with the first user information.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

analyzing the user information image to determine that the user information image includes document type information that indicate a type of document included in the user information image; and

using the document type information to determine that the user information image includes the first user information that is requested in the first user information request section.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user edit to the first user information that was used to fill the first user information request section of the digital user information form.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, the method further comprises:

sending, to a digital user information form provider, the digital user information form that includes the first user information request section filled with the first user information.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

deleting the user information image subsequent to automatically filling the first user information request section of the digital user information form with the first user information.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the digital user information form includes at least one second user information request section, and wherein the method further comprises:

analyzing the user information image to determine that the user information image includes second user information that is requested in the at least one second user information request section;

automatically filling the at least one second user information request section of the digital user information form with the second user information that was determined to be included in the user information image and that is requested in the at least one second user information request section; and

providing, for display on the display device, the digital user information form including the at least one second user information request section filled with the second user information.