SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED FORM GENERATION

摘要

Systems and methods acquire inspection information and reporting data from a scanned image of a paper inspection form. Inspection information can be extracted and converted to electronic format. The electronic format can be downloaded to a mobile device to facilitate an inspection during an inspection process. The inspection results can be entered into the mobile device and saved electronically, and can be automatically generated on a printed paper inspection form when desired.

主权项

1. An electronic form generation system, the system comprising:
a processor, the processor being operatively coupled to a monitor; a scanning application in communication with the processor, the scanning application to enable a user to scan a paper form using a scanner and convert the paper form into an electronic file; a compliance application in communication with the processor, the compliance application to upload the electronic file to a database; an extraction application, the extraction application to use optical character recognition to process the electronic file to extract and then output an inspection workflow file; an item list generation application viewable on the monitor, the item list generation application to generate an electronic item list, the item list generation application to allow the user to select at least one inspection item from the inspection workflow file and to add the at least one selected inspection item to the electronic item list, the electronic item list to be stored in the database for future retrieval and use; and a mobile inspection application operable on a mobile electronic device, the mobile inspection application operable to download and access the electronic item list and to allow the user to enter collected data using the mobile device.