PAPER BASED DATA ENTRY

• US 20150324341A1
• Filed: 05/07/2014
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bhagwan, Varun, Gruhl, Daniel F., Lewis, Neal R., Welch, Steven R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,114,808 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes

Abstract

A method for updating automated annotations for a paper-based document is provided. The method may include receiving an image of the paper-based document, the image of the paper-based document including a plurality of highlighted annotations having at least one edited annotation. The method may also include extracting the at least one edited annotation from the received image of the paper-based document. The method may further include adding the extracted at least one edited annotation of the paper-based document to a data retention system.

Claims

1. A method for updating automated annotations for a paper-based document, the method comprising:

receiving an image of the paper-based document, the image of the paper-based document including a plurality of highlighted annotations having at least one edited annotation;

extracting the at least one edited annotation from the received image of the paper-based document; and

adding the extracted at least one edited annotation of the paper-based document to a data retention system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of highlighted annotations within the paper-based document comprises information corresponding to automated entity extraction.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the edited at least one annotation comprises a manual edit using a pen on the paper-based document including the plurality of highlighted annotations.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the manual edit using a pen comprises at least one of an approval of an annotation, a disapproval of an annotation, a clarification of an annotation, and an addition of an annotation.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the manual edit using a pen comprises an overall approval of the edited at least one annotation.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the disapproval of an annotation comprises placing an “

X”

through the annotation, and wherein the approval of an annotation comprises placing a “

check mark”

through the annotation, and wherein the clarification of an annotation comprises placing a “

check mark”

in an appropriate “

check box”

.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the addition of an annotation comprises circling or underlining a non-annotated area of the paper-based document.

8. A system for updating automated annotations for a paper-based document, the system comprising:

a memory having computer readable computer instructions; and

a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the instructions including;

receive an image of the paper-based document, the image of the paper-based document including a plurality of highlighted annotations having at least one edited annotation;

extract the at least one edited annotation from the received image of the paper-based document; and

add the extracted at least one edited annotation of the paper-based document to a data retention system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of highlighted annotations within the paper-based document comprises information corresponding to automated entity extraction.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the edited at least one annotation comprises a manual edit using a pen on the paper-based document including the plurality of highlighted annotations.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the manual edit using a pen comprises at least one of an approval of an annotation, a disapproval of an annotation, a clarification of an annotation, and an addition of an annotation.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the manual edit using a pen comprises an overall approval of the edited at least one annotation.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the disapproval of an annotation comprises placing an “

X”

through the annotation, and wherein the approval of an annotation comprises placing a “

check mark”

through the annotation, and wherein the clarification of an annotation comprises placing a “

check mark”

in an appropriate “

check box”

.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the addition of an annotation comprises circling or underlining a non-annotated area of the paper-based document.

15. A computer program product for updating automated annotations for a paper-based document, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code is executable by a processor to;

receive an image of the paper-based document, the image of the paper-based document including a plurality of highlighted annotations having at least one edited annotation;

extract the at least one edited annotation from the received image of the paper-based document; and

add the extracted at least one edited annotation of the paper-based document to a data retention system.

16. The program product of claim 15, wherein the plurality of highlighted annotations within the paper-based document comprises information corresponding to automated entity extraction.

17. The program product of claim 15, wherein the edited at least one annotation comprises a manual edit using a pen on the paper-based document including the plurality of highlighted annotations.

18. The program product of claim 17, wherein the manual edit using a pen comprises at least one of an approval of an annotation, a disapproval of an annotation, a clarification of an annotation, and an addition of an annotation.

19. The program product of claim 18, wherein the manual edit using a pen comprises an overall approval of the edited at least one annotation.

20. The program product of claim 18, wherein the disapproval of an annotation comprises placing an “

X”

through the annotation, and wherein the approval of an annotation comprises placing a “

check mark”

through the annotation, and wherein the clarification of an annotation comprises placing a “

check mark”

in an appropriate “

check box”

.