Template matching with data correction

摘要

An approach is provided to generate forms with template inclusions. In the approach, optical character recognition (OCR) text is compared to corresponding text in a selected form. Characters of text in the OCR text are then replaced with text from the template text, the replacing results in a form with template inclusions. The form with template inclusions is then processed by a forms processing operation.

主权项

1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a memory and a processor, the method comprising:
receiving a selected form comprising printed text and handwritten text; identifying a selected form template from a plurality of form templates, wherein each of the plurality of form templates comprises a plurality of lines of text, and wherein the identifying further comprises:
performing a fuzzy comparison of a first optical character recognition (OCR) text corresponding to the selected form printed text, and excluding the handwritten text, with text from the plurality of form templates, wherein each of the comparisons results in a form comparison score; andselecting the selected form template from the plurality of form templates based on the corresponding form comparison score; in response to identifying the selected form template, comparing the first OCR text corresponding to the selected form with template text corresponding to the selected form template; replacing a plurality of characters in the first OCR text with text from the template text, the replacing resulting in a form with template inclusions; and processing the form with template inclusions in a forms processing operation.