Patents Assigned to Kofax, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9177218
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting an edge in scan data. In use, RGB scan data is analyzed for determining an approximate location of a background in the scan data representing a background adjacent a document having a similar color as the background. Additionally, a threshold is set for at least one of R, G and B, where the threshold is based in part on RGB values of the background and a predefined color threshold. Further, an intensity threshold is set. Further still, the scan data is analyzed using the thresholds for generating distribution points. Also, a first edge of the document is detected based on a location of a contour in the distribution points. In addition, the scan data and information about the detected edge are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel S. Fechter
  • Patent number: 9165188
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner or multifunction peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Thrasher, Anthony Macciola, Alexander Shustorovich
  • Patent number: 9165187
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner or multifunction peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Macciola, Alexander Shustorovich, Christopher W. Thrasher
  • Patent number: 9158967
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner or multifunction peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Shustorovich, Anthony Macciola, Christopher W. Thrasher
  • Publication number: 20150269433
    Abstract: A method includes: capturing or receiving at least one image of one or more identity documents (IDs) using a mobile device; determining identifying information from one or more of the IDs; building an ID profile based on the identifying information; storing the ID profile to a memory of the mobile device; invoking a workflow configured to facilitate a business transaction; detecting a predetermined stimulus in the workflow, the stimulus relating to the business transaction; providing at least a portion of the ID profile to the workflow in response to detecting the predetermined stimulus; and driving at least a portion of the workflow using the provided portion of the ID profile. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola
  • Patent number: 9141926
    Abstract: A method includes receiving user input defining a workflow comprising one or more activities and one or more rules; receiving user input defining a user interface (UI) configured to facilitate a user performing the workflow at least in part using a processor of a mobile device; and generating a mobile software application based on the workflow and the UI. In another embodiment, a method includes: instantiating a mobile application on a mobile device; launching a workflow within the mobile application, the workflow comprising one or more activities and one or more rules; rendering one or more user interfaces based at least in part on the workflow; displaying at least one of the user interfaces on a display of the mobile device; receiving user input via at least one of the user interfaces; and modifying the workflow based at least partially on user input. Systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola, Jan W. Amtrup, Bruce Orcutt
  • Patent number: 9129210
    Abstract: An efficient method and system to enhance digital acquisition devices for analog data is presented. The enhancements are available to the user in local as well as in remote deployments yielding efficiency gains for a large variety of business processes. The quality enhancements of the acquired digital data are achieved efficiently by employing virtual reacquisition, which renders unnecessary the physical reacquisition of the analog data in case the digital data by the acquisition are of insufficient quality. The method and system allows multiple users to access the same acquisition device for analog data. One or more users can virtually reacquire data provided by multiple analog or digital sources. The acquired raw data can be processed by each user according to his personal preferences and/or requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland G. Borrey, Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Robert A. Taylor, Joel S. Fechter, Hari S. Asuri
  • Patent number: 9117117
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for capturing and processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. The claimed algorithms are specifically configured to perform and facilitate loan application processing by capturing an image of a document using a mobile device, and analyzing the image (optionally in conjunction with additional data that may also be captured, determined, or otherwise provided to the loan application process) to determine loan-relevant information. Select loan-relevant information may be extracted, compiled, and/or analyzed to facilitate processing of the loan application. Feedback may be provided to facilitate facile application processing, e.g. by ensuring all requisite information is submitted with the loan application. Image capture and document detection are preferably performed using the mobile device, while all other functions may be performed using the mobile device, a remote server, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Macciola, Alexander Shustorovich, Christopher W. Thrasher
  • Patent number: 9082080
    Abstract: A method is provided for organizing data sets. In use, an automatic decision system is created or updated for determining whether data elements fit a predefined organization or not, where the decision system is based on a set of preorganized data elements. A plurality of data elements is organized using the decision system. At least one organized data element is selected for output to a user based on a score or confidence from the decision system for the at feast one organized data element. Additionally, at least a portion of the at least one organized data element is output to the user. A response is received from the user comprising at least one of a confirmation, modification, and a negation of the organization of the at least one organized data element. The automatic decision system is recreated or updated based on the user response. Other embodiments are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauritius A. R. Schmidtler, Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Anthony Sarah
  • Publication number: 20150170085
    Abstract: A method includes receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; building an extraction model based on the ID classification; extracting data from the ID based on the extraction model; building an ID profile based on the extracted data; storing the ID profile to a memory of the mobile device; detecting a predetermined stimulus in a workflow; identifying workflow-relevant data in the stored ID profile at least partially in response to detecting the predetermined stimulus; providing the workflow-relevant data from the stored ID profile to the workflow; and driving at least a portion of the workflow using the workflow-relevant data. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola
  • Patent number: 9058515
    Abstract: A method involves: receiving an image comprising an ID; iteratively classifying the ID; and driving at least a portion of a workflow based at least in part on the classifying; wherein at least some of the classification iterations are based at least in part on comparing feature vector data, wherein a first classification iteration comprises determining the ID belongs to a particular class, and wherein each classification iteration subsequent to the first classification iteration comprises determining whether the ID belongs to a subclass falling within the particular class to which the ID was determined to belong in a prior classification iteration. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Jiyong Ma, Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola
  • Patent number: 9058580
    Abstract: A method includes receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; building an extraction model based on the ID classification; extracting data from the ID based on the extraction model; building an ID profile based on the extracted data; storing the ID profile to a memory of the mobile device; detecting a predetermined stimulus in a workflow; identifying workflow-relevant data in the stored ID profile at least partially in response to detecting the predetermined stimulus; providing the workflow-relevant data from the stored ID profile to the workflow; and driving at least a portion of the workflow using the workflow-relevant data. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson, Steven Kilby, Anthony Macciola
  • Publication number: 20150138399
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed and include: initiating a capture operation using an image capture component of the mobile device, the capture operation comprising; capturing video data; and estimating a plurality of motion vectors corresponding to motion of the image capture component during the capture operation. The systems, techniques, and computer program products also include detecting a document depicted in the video data; tracking a position of the detected document throughout the video data; selecting a plurality of images using the image capture component of the mobile device, wherein the selection is based at least in part on: the tracked position of the detected document; and the estimated motion vectors; and generating a composite image based on at least some of the selected plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventors: Jiyong Ma, Anthony Macciola, Steven Kilby, Jan W. Amtrup, Justin Aquadro
  • Publication number: 20150110362
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
  • Publication number: 20150098628
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for capturing and processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. The claimed algorithms are specifically configured to perform and facilitate loan application processing by capturing an image of a document using a mobile device, and analyzing the image (optionally in conjunction with additional data that may also be captured, determined, or otherwise provided to the loan application process) to determine loan-relevant information. Select loan-relevant information may be extracted, compiled, and/or analyzed to facilitate processing of the loan application. Feedback may be provided to facilitate facile application processing, e.g. by ensuring all requisite information is submitted with the loan application. Image capture and document detection are preferably performed using the mobile device, while all other functions may be performed using the mobile device, a remote server, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Macciola, Alexander Shustorovich, Christopher W. Thrasher
  • Publication number: 20150093018
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner, or multifunction peripheral. Notably, the presently disclosed systems and techniques enable three-dimensional reconstruction of objects depicted in image captured using a camera of a mobile device. The reconstruction corrects or compensates for perspective distortion caused by camera-based capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Macciola, Jiyong Ma, Alexander Shustorovich, Christopher W. Thrasher, Jan Amtrup
  • Patent number: 8989515
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner or multifunction peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Shustorovich, Anthony Macciola, Christopher W. Thrasher
  • Patent number: 8971587
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner, or multifunction peripheral. Particularly advantageous features include robustly detecting edges of one or more documents depicted in the digital image data, and defining/locating document pages at least partially on this basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Macciola, Alexander Shustorovich, Christopher W. Thrasher
  • Patent number: 8958605
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a financial document and at least one of: (a) correct OCR errors in the financial document using at least one of textual information from a complementary document and predefined business rules; (b) normalize data from the complementary document using at least one of textual information from the financial document and the predefined business rules; and (c) normalize data from the financial document using at least one of textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Stephen Michael Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140368890
    Abstract: A method includes capturing plural frames of video data using a mobile device. The frames are analyzed to determine whether any depict an object exhibiting one or more defining characteristics, and if so, whether those frame(s) depicting the object also satisfy one or more predetermined quality control criteria. If one or more of the frames depict the object and also satisfy the one or more predetermined quality control criteria, the method further includes automatically capturing an image of the object. Exemplary defining characteristics are specified for various types of object, particularly objects comprising documents. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. The presently disclosed techniques and systems represent translational developments across the fields of image processing and business process management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kofax, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan W. Amtrup, Jiyong Ma, Anthony Macciola