Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a method includes: capturing an image of a financial document using a camera of a mobile device; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image of the financial document; extracting an identifier of the financial document from the image based at least in part on the OCR; associating the image of the financial document with metadata descriptive of one or more of the financial document and financial information relating to the financial document; and storing the image of the financial document and the associated metadata to a memory of the mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for leveraging location-based information to influence business workflows includes initiating a workflow, performing at least one operation within the workflow using a processor of a mobile device; receiving location information pertaining to the workflow; and influencing at least a portion of the workflow based on the location information. The workflow is configured to facilitate a business process. In some embodiments, the method includes determining location information corresponding to the mobile device, prompting a user to capture and image of a document, associating the location information with the captured image as location metadata, and storing the location metadata and captured image to a memory of the mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also described.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of a tender document; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image; extracting an identifier of the tender document from the image based at least in part on the OCR; comparing the extracted identifier with content from one or more data sources; requesting complementary information from at least one of the one or more data sources based at least in part on the extracted identifier; receiving the complementary information; and outputting at least some of the complementary information for display on a mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also described.
Abstract:
A method according to one embodiment includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; generating a list of hypotheses mapping the first document to a complementary document using: textual information from the first document, textual information from the complementary document, and predefined business rules; at least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document, and normalizing data from the complementary document, using at least one of the textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules; determining a validity of the first document based on the hypotheses; and outputting an indication of the determined validity. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented.
Abstract:
Systems, methods and computer program products for detecting objects using a multi-detector are disclosed, according to various embodiments. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes defining analysis profiles, where each analysis profile: corresponds to one of a plurality of detectors, and comprises: a unique set of analysis parameters and/or a unique detection algorithm. The method further includes analyzing image data in accordance with the analysis profiles; selecting an optimum analysis result based on confidence scores associated with different analysis results; and detecting objects within the optimum analysis result. According to additional aspects, the analysis parameters may define different subregions of a digital image to be analyzed; a composite analysis result may be generated based on analysis of the different subregions by different detectors; and the optimum analysis result may be based on the composite analysis result.
Abstract:
According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method of discovering processes for robotic process automation (RPA) includes: recording a plurality of event streams, each event stream corresponding to a human user interacting with a computing device to perform one or more tasks; concatenating the event streams; segmenting some or all of the concatenated event streams to generate one or more individual traces performed by the user interacting with the computing device, each trace corresponding to a particular task; clustering the traces according to a task type; identifying, from among some or all of the clustered traces, one or more candidate processes for robotic automation; prioritizing the candidate processes; and selecting at least one of the prioritized candidate processes for robotic automation. Further aspects building upon the above include generating RPA models to perform tasks determined to be processes for RPA. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also described.
Abstract:
Systems, methods and computer program products for detecting objects using a multi-detector are disclosed, according to various embodiments. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes defining an analysis profile comprising an initial number of analysis cycles dedicated to each of a plurality of detectors, where each detector is independently configured to detect objects according to a unique set of analysis parameters and/or a unique detector algorithm. The method also includes: receiving digital video data that depicts at least one object; analyzing the digital video data using some or all of the detectors in accordance with the analysis profile, where the analyzing produces an analysis result for each detector used in the analysis. Further, the method includes updating the analysis profile by adjusting the number of analysis cycles dedicated to at least one of the detectors based on the analysis results.
Abstract:
Computer-implemented methods for detecting objects within digital image data based on color transitions include: receiving or capturing a digital image depicting an object; sampling color information from a first plurality of pixels of the digital image; optionally sampling color information from a second plurality of pixels of the digital image; generating or receiving a representative background color profile based on the color information sampled from the first plurality of pixels; generating or receiving a representative foreground color profile based on the color information sampled from the second plurality of pixels and/or the first plurality of pixels; assigning each pixel a label; binarizing the digital image based on the labels; detecting contour(s) within the binarized digital image; and defining edge(s) of the object based on the detected contour(s). Corresponding systems and computer program products configured to perform the inventive methods are also described.
Abstract:
According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method of discovering processes for robotic process automation (RPA) includes: recording a plurality of event streams, each event stream corresponding to a human user interacting with a computing device to perform one or more tasks; concatenating the event streams; segmenting some or all of the concatenated event streams to generate one or more individual traces performed by the user interacting with the computing device, each trace corresponding to a particular task; clustering the traces according to a task type; identifying, from among some or all of the clustered traces, one or more candidate processes for robotic automation; prioritizing the candidate processes; and selecting at least one of the prioritized candidate processes for robotic automation. Further aspects building upon the above include generating RPA models to perform tasks determined to be processes for RPA. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also described.
Abstract:
A method includes: receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; analyzing the ID based at least in part on the ID classification; determining at least some identifying information from the ID; at least one of building an ID profile and updating the ID profile, based at least in part on the analysis; providing at least one of the ID and the ID classification to a loan application workflow and/or a new financial account workflow; and driving at least a portion of the workflow based at least in part on the ID and the ID classification. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed.