METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING, VALIDATING, AND CORRELATING FORM-FIELDS IN A SCANNED DOCUMENT
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- accessing a scanned document by an electronic device;
determining form fields for the scanned document based on subsequent interactions with the scanned document by at least one other user, wherein determining comprises;
fetching location information corresponding to at least one location where said at least one other user entered information on the scanned document;
fetching data type information for data filled in the form fields by said at least one other user;
one of identifying and generating form fields using the fetched location information and fetched data type information; and
causing display of a plurality of interactive form-fields associated with the scanned document.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and apparatus for detecting, validating, and correlating form-fields in a scanned document. The method comprises displaying a plurality of interactive form-fields associated with a scanned document, wherein each interactive form-field in the plurality of form-fields is defined by a location in the document where one or more previous users entered information on the scanned document, and a data type for the entered information.
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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accessing a scanned document by an electronic device; determining form fields for the scanned document based on subsequent interactions with the scanned document by at least one other user, wherein determining comprises; fetching location information corresponding to at least one location where said at least one other user entered information on the scanned document; fetching data type information for data filled in the form fields by said at least one other user; one of identifying and generating form fields using the fetched location information and fetched data type information; and causing display of a plurality of interactive form-fields associated with the scanned document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for detecting, validating, and correlating form-fields in a scanned document comprising:
a computer having one or more processors and further comprising; a suggestion module for displaying a plurality of interactive form-fields associated with a scanned document, wherein each interactive form-field in the plurality of form-fields is defined by (i) a location in the document where one or more previous users entered information on the scanned document, and (ii) a data type for the entered information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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accessing a scanned document by an electronic device; and determining one or more form-fields for the scanned document based on previous user interactions with the scanned document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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