Document Analysis System for Automating Workflows

Abstract

Abstract. When a user places a document in a capture device-copier, multifunctional printer [MFP], or scanner-the user expects good output to be produced regardless of the document type. There are a variety of means to achieve improved output, in which the settings on the copying device are tuned to the content characteristics of the document. These settings can be automated across the range of scanned context extremes from photo (blurring, no snapping) to fully-text (sharpening, aggressive snapping) documents. This procedure is "document auto typing", and relies on a fast and accurate assessment of the content of the captured image. We herein describe the development of seven distinct systems for document analysis, and through the comparison of these systems arrive at an efficient and accurate document analysis system for automating the copying settings. We discuss the applicability of this method to other automated workflows in document capture.

Considering document workflow issues: Pros and cons for the non-experts

“…There are several ways to input the information either directly in an electronic format or through a capture device such as a scanner, a multifunctional printer or a copier depending on the content and the expected results the author requires from the conversion process (Simske & Arnabat, 2006). Understandably there is relevant enabling software to propel the procedure and basically automate the flow of the documents (Marchertti, Tesconi & Minutoli, 2005).…”