System and method for intelligent receipt processing

• US 9,881,225 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2016
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kodimer, Marianne L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Niu, Feng
• Application Number:
  US15/134,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20170308767A1
• Time in Patent Office: 650 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/10 Character recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/153 using recognition of characters or words
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/40 Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/01 Details for indicating displaying information in general G09F, G09G
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

A system and method for document management, such as receipts, includes a device having a processor and associated memory, a wireless data interface and a digital imager. The device is configured to selectively generate image data corresponding to captured images of associated receipts acting in connection with a touchscreen display. Price data is extracted from multiple areas of the image data and an image of the receipts on the touchscreen display is generated. The processor determines a position of the price data on the image and highlights at least one user-selectable portion of the image on the touchscreen display. Aggregate costs are calculated and displayed in accordance with user selection.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a wireless data interface;

a digital imager configured to selectively generate image data corresponding to captured images of a plurality of associated receipts;

a touchscreen display; and

a processor and associated memory,

the processor configured to extract price data from multiple areas of the image data,

the processor configured to generate an image of each of the plurality of receipts on the touchscreen display,

the processor configured to calculate position data corresponding to a position of the price data on the image,

the processor configured to generate at least one highlighted portion of the image on the touchscreen display in accordance with the position data, and

the processor configured to calculate aggregate price data corresponding to a sum of the price data,

wherein the touchscreen display is further configured to receive selection data corresponding to at least one highlighted portion selected by an associated user;

wherein the processor is further configured to update the price data in accordance with received selection data; and

wherein the touchscreen display is further configured to display the updated price data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the digital imager is comprised of a camera.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the digital imager is comprised of a scanner.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless data interface is configured to receive image data from an associated networked data storage.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless data interface is configured to receive image data from an associated document processing device.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the processor is further configured to extract price data from multiple areas of the image data from each of a plurality of images.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the image data is comprised of image data from the digital imager and image data received by the wireless data interface.

8. A method comprising:

selectively capturing image data corresponding to images of associated receipts;

displaying an image corresponding to the image data on a touchscreen display;

extracting price data from multiple areas of the image data;

calculating, via a processor and associated memory, position data corresponding to a position of the price data on the image;

generating at least one highlighted portion of the image on the touchscreen display in accordance with the position data;

calculating aggregate price data corresponding to a sum of the price data;

receiving, via the touchscreen display, selection data corresponding to at least one highlighted portion selected by an associated user;

updating the price data in accordance with received selection data; and

displaying the updated price data on the touchscreen display.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising capturing the image data via a digital camera.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising capturing the image data via a scanner.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving image data from an associated networked data storage.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving image data from an associated document processing device.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising extracting price data from multiple areas of the image data from each of a plurality of images.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising receiving the image data from the digital imager and the wireless data interface.

15. A system comprising:

a digital camera configured to generate image data from captured receipt images;

a scanner configured to generate image data from captured receipt images;

a wireless data interface;

a touchscreen display; and

a processor and associated memory,

the processor configured to generate receipt images on the touchscreen display in accordance with the image data;

the processor configured to extract price data from multiple areas of the receipts from the image data;

the processor configured to calculate position data corresponding to a position of the price data on the receipts;

the processor configured to highlight at least one portion of the image of the receipts on the touchscreen display in accordance with the position data;

the processor configured to calculate aggregate price data corresponding to a sum of the price data,

wherein the touchscreen display is configured to receive selection data corresponding to at least one highlighted portion selected by an associated user,

wherein the processor is further configured to update the price data in accordance with received selection data, and

wherein the touchscreen display is further configured to display the updated price data.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising a multifunction peripheral including the scanner.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising a portable data device comprising the touchscreen display and the camera, the portable data device in data communication with the multifunction peripheral via the wireless data interface.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is further configured to extract the price data via optical character recognition.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the wireless data interface is further configured to receive image data from cloud-based data storage.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the processor is further configured to generate composite receipt image data from the image data in accordance with the selection data.