OCR ENABLED MANAGEMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND/OR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AUDITING DATA
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a document comprising a plurality of tags;
identifying at least some of the plurality of tags;
comparing the identified tags to supplier data stored in a database to validate the document;
clipping a portion of the document that corresponds to a line item;
storing the clipped portion and the originating line item in the database;
associating the clipped portion with the originating line item;
tagging a location of the originating line item to its original location in the document; and
causing the originating line item to be presented on a graphical user interface, the originating line item comprising a first link to the document and a second link to the corresponding clipped portion.
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Abstract
A number of different tags are input in a fax cover sheet that tell an OCR system not only the identity of the supplier, but also to which client the document should be routed. The OCR system identifies a number of these tags and compares them to stored supplier data to validate to which supplier the document belongs. If the system cannot validate the document, it is routed to a GUI for manual sorting. If there is no coversheet, the system relies upon the OCR system to locate keywords on the document and caller ID information to suggest a correct supplier. The OCR system also clips a separate, horizontal slice of the document (‘snippet’) that corresponds to the display of any line item and places it in a data base for future reference and reporting. The application collects and associates all corresponding snippets to their originating line items.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a document comprising a plurality of tags; identifying at least some of the plurality of tags; comparing the identified tags to supplier data stored in a database to validate the document; clipping a portion of the document that corresponds to a line item; storing the clipped portion and the originating line item in the database; associating the clipped portion with the originating line item; tagging a location of the originating line item to its original location in the document; and causing the originating line item to be presented on a graphical user interface, the originating line item comprising a first link to the document and a second link to the corresponding clipped portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing accounts payable data, accounts receivable data, or both, the method comprising:
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receiving a document comprising a first portion having a plurality of tags and a second portion having a plurality of line items; processing the first portion of the document and identifying at least one of the plurality of tags; comparing the at least one identified tag to account data stored in a database to validate the document; processing the second portion of the document and identifying each of the plurality of line items; marking each identified line item on a digital representation of the document, the digital representation adapted to be displayed on a graphical user interface; identifying a location within the document corresponding to each identified line item; and causing the identified line items to be presented on a graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a document comprising a first portion having a plurality of tags and a second portion having a plurality of line items; identifying at least one of the plurality of tags; comparing the identified tag to supplier data to match the document with a particular supplier, the supplier data stored in a database; identifying each of the plurality of line items; storing the first plurality of identified line items in the database; and comparing each of the first plurality of identified line items to client data to identify discrepancies, the client data stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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