PHOTOGRAPH BILLPAY TAGGING

• US 20150227787A1
• Filed: 02/12/2014
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Schoppe, Donald W., Mehta, Saurabh, Liu, Dingxiang, Sahni, Karan S., Scanlon, Sharon, Qaim-Maqami, Hood, Chayanam, Pavan K.
• Application Number:
  US14/178,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20150227787A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/412 Layout analysis of documents structured with printed lines or input boxes, e.g. business forms or tables

Abstract

Tools for photograph billpay tagging of a digital image are provided. The digital image may correspond to a portion of text positioned upon a medium. The text may correspond to billpay information. The tool may define a graphical reference frame for the digital image. The tool may identify a set of glyphs within the text. The tool may translate a portion of the digital image into an estimated group of characters. The translated portion of the digital image may correspond to at least a part of the set of glyphs. The tool may tag the portion of the digital image with a tag. The tag may be coupled with a billpay input field. The billpay input field may be populated. The billpay input field may be populated with the group of estimated characters. The bill input field may be populated based on the coupling.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a digital image, said digital image corresponding to a portion of text positioned upon a medium, said text corresponding to billpay information;

defining a graphical reference frame for the digital image;

identifying a set of glyphs within the text;

translating, into a group of estimated characters, via an electronic algorithm implemented by a processor, a portion of the digital image within the reference frame, said portion of the digital image corresponding to at least a part of the set of glyphs;

tagging said portion of the digital image with a tag;

coupling the tag with a billpay input field; and

based on the coupling, populating the billpay input field with the group of estimated characters.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein, when the billpay input field is populated, the method further comprises displaying, to a user, the populated input field on a user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein, when:

the portion of the digital image is a first portion of the digital image;

the estimated group of characters is a first group of estimated characters;

the tag is a first tag; and

the billpay input field is a first billpay input field;

the method further comprises;

translating a second portion of the digital image into a second group of estimated characters;

tagging the second portion of the digital image with a second tag.

coupling the second tag with a second billpay input field; and

based on the coupling of the second tag with the second billpay input field, populating the second billpay input field with the second group of estimated characters.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the tagging comprises:

selecting one or more glyphs of the set of glyphs within the text, a segment of the portion of the digital image corresponding to the selected glyphs;

electronically highlighting the segment, said highlighting displayed on a user interface, said segment corresponding to at least a portion of the group of estimated characters; and

establishing an electronic link between the segment and the portion of the group of estimated characters, said link corresponding to the tag.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

the electronic link is a first electronic link;

the coupling comprises;

establishing a second electronic link between the tagged segment and the billpay input field; and

associating the first electronic link and the second electronic link; and

the populating comprises filling the billpay input field with the portion of the group of estimated characters.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the billpay input field is determined based on the group of estimated characters.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein, when the billpay input field is a first billpay input field and the first billpay input field corresponds to an error, the method further comprises:

receiving a second billpay input field, said second billpay input field selected to correct the error;

de-coupling the tag from the first billpay input field;

based on the de-coupling, removing the group of estimated characters from the first billpay input field;

coupling the tag to the second billpay input field; and

based on the coupling of the tag to the second billpay input field, inserting the group of estimated characters associated with the tag.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein, when the billpay input field is a first billpay input field, the method further comprises:

receiving, from a user, a correction, said correction corresponding to selection of the first billpay input field; and

based on the correction, selecting a second billpay input field.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, from a user, a correction, said correction corresponding to the group of estimated characters, and

based on the correction, adjusting at least one of the group of estimated characters.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a digital image, said digital image corresponding to a portion of text positioned upon a medium, said text corresponding to billpay information;

a processor configured to;

define a graphical reference frame for the digital image;

identify a set of characters within the text;

translate, into a group of estimated characters, via an electronic algorithm implemented by the processor, a portion of the digital image within the reference frame, said portion of the digital image corresponding to at least a part of the set of characters;

tag said portion of the digital image with a tag;

couple the tag with a billpay input field; and

a transmitter configured to transmit, based on the billpay input field being coupled with the tag, an instruction; and

the receiver further configured to receive the instruction, the instruction comprising an instruction to populate the billpay input field with the group of estimated characters.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to display, to a user, the populated billpay input field.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein, the portion of the digital image is a first portion of the digital image, the estimated group of characters is a first group of estimated characters, the tag is a first tag and the billpay input field is a first billpay input field, the apparatus further comprises:

the processor further configured to;

translate a second portion of the digital image into a second group of estimated characters;

tagg the second portion of the digital image with a second tag.

couple the second tag with a second billpay input field; and

based on the coupling of the second tag with the second billpay input field; and

the transmitter further configured to transmit an instruction to populate the second billpay input field with the second group of estimated characters.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the tagging further comprises:

the processor further configured to;

select, when a segment of the portion of the digital image corresponds to the selected characters, one or more characters of the set of characters within the text;

electronically highlight the segment, said highlighting configured to be displayed on a user interface, said segment corresponding to at least a portion of the group of estimated characters; and

establish an electronic link between the segment and the portion of the group of estimated characters, wherein the electronic link corresponds to the tag.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein, when the electronic link is a first electronic link the coupling comprises:

the processor further configured to;

establish a second electronic link between the tagged segment and the billpay input field; and

associate the first electronic link with the second electronic link; and

the transmitter further configured to;

transmit an instruction to populate the billpay input field with the portion of the group of estimated characters.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the billpay input field is determined based on the group of estimated characters.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein, when the billpay input field is a first billpay input field, the apparatus further comprises:

the receiver further configured to receive;

an error notification, said error notification corresponding to an error associated with the first billpay input field; and

based on the error, a second billpay input field selection, said second billpay input field being selected to correct the error; and

the transmitter further configured to transmit instructions to;

de-couple the tag from the first billpay input field;

based on the de-coupling, remove the group of estimated characters from the first billpay input field;

couple the tag to the second billpay input field; and

based on the coupling of the tag to the second billpay input field, insert the group of estimated characters associated with the tag.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein, when the billpay input field is a first billpay input field, the apparatus further comprises:

the receiver further configured to receive, from a user, a correction, the correction corresponding to the selection of the first billpay input field; and

based on the correction, the transmitter further configured to transmit an instruction to select a second billpay input field.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the receiver further configured to receive, a correction, said correction corresponding to the group of estimated characters, and

the transmitter further configured to transmit an instruction to adjust, based on the correction, at least one of the group of estimated characters.

19. A method comprising:

receiving a digital image, said digital image corresponding to a portion of text positioned upon a medium, said text corresponding to billpay information;

defining a graphical reference frame for the digital image;

identifying a set of characters within the text;

translating, into a group of estimated characters, via an electronic algorithm implemented by a processor, a portion of the digital image within the reference frame, said portion of the digital image corresponding to at least a part of the set of characters;

tagging said portion of the digital image with a tag;

coupling the tag with a billpay input field; and

based on the coupling, populating the billpay input field with the group of estimated characters.