Online management service for identification documents which prompts a user for a category of an official document

• US 8,135,656 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2008
• Issued: 03/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Evanitsky, Eugene S.
• Primary Examiner(s): VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US12/107,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• Field of Search: 706/12, 706 45- 48, 706/62
• US Class Current: 706/21
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes

Abstract

An online identification document management service includes a host server having a web-based interface adapted to facilitate secure customer access to the host server. The host server is configured to receive identification data communicated from the customer through use of a computing device. The identification data includes at least one of an imaged identification document and information related to the imaged identification document. A processing module is in operative communication with the host server and is configured to process the identification data communicated from the customer. A processing software application is trained to classify the processed identification data and selectively extract data therefrom based on the classification. The processing software application is configured to selectively present the processed identification data for a customer verification via the web-based interface upon at least one of an unsuccessful classification and an unsuccessful extraction of data. A storage device is in operative communication with the processing module and is configured to store the extracted data as metadata upon at least one of the customer verification and the extraction of data. The processing software application is cumulatively trained to subsequently classify the processed identification data successfully upon the customer verification thereof. A content management software application operates on the host server and is configured to process a customer request through the web-based interface to selectively generate at least one reproduction of the processed identification data.

Claims

1. A method of providing an online identification document management service comprising:

receiving from a user, via a web-based interface, an identification document comprising one or more graphical images of an official document;

determining an official document category of the identification document, wherein determining the official document category comprises;

prompting the user, via the web-based interface, for the official document category of the identification document; and

receiving an indication from the user, via the web-based interface, of the official document category;

storing the identification document in memory in association with the official document category;

storing an association in memory between the official document category and characteristics of the identification document;

receiving, via the web-based interface, a request to provide a copy of the identification document; and

providing a copy of the identification document in response to the request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

extracting textual data from the identification document.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

extracting the textual data using optical character recognition of the graphical images.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

categorizing a subsequently received different identification document under the official document category using the stored association.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

categorizing the identification document under a plurality a metadata categories based on the extracted textual data; and

providing functionality, via the web-based interface, for the user to search for the identification document using one or more of the plurality of metadata categories.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the request to provide a copy of the identification document comprises receiving a request to provide a copy of the identification document to a second user; and

providing a copy of the identification document comprises providing a copy of the identification document to the second user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a copy of the identification document comprises one of:

providing a copy of the identification document via email;

providing a copy of the identification document as a graphical representation via the web-based interface; and

providing a printed hard-copy of the identification document.

8. A system for providing an online identification document management service comprising:

a processing system comprising one or more processors; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising;

receiving from a user, via a web-based interface, an identification document comprising one or more graphical images of an official document;

determining an official document category of the identification document,

wherein determining the official document category comprises;

prompting the user, via the web-based interface, for the official document category of the identification document; and

receiving an indication from the user, via the web-based interface, of the official document category;

storing the identification document in memory in association with the official document category;

storing an association in memory between the official document category and characteristics of the identification document;

receiving, via the web-based interface, a request to provide a copy of the identification document; and

providing a copy of the identification document in response to the request.

9. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

extracting textual data from the identification document.

10. The system of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

extracting the textual data using optical character recognition of the graphical images.

11. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

categorizing a subsequently received different identification document under the official document category using the stored association.

12. The system of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

categorizing the identification document under a plurality a metadata categories based on the extracted textual data; and

providing functionality, via the web-based interface, for the user to search for the identification document using one or more of the plurality of metadata categories.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein:

receiving the request to provide a copy of the identification document comprises receiving a request to provide a copy of the identification document to a second user; and

providing a copy of the identification document comprises providing a copy of the identification document to the second user.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein providing a copy of the identification document comprises one of:

providing a copy of the identification document via email;

providing a copy of the identification document as a graphical representation via the web-based interface; and

providing a printed hard-copy of the identification document.