Information processing apparatus for displaying screen for inputting property information, information processing method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12494075-B2
Application number	US-202318311843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2023
Priority date	May 16, 2022
Publication date	Dec 9, 2025
Grant date	Dec 9, 2025

Abstract

The user interface screen for inputting property information on a scanned image includes an input field to which information is input automatically based on results of character recognition processing performed for a character area included within the scanned image and in a case where the results of the character recognition processing are a numerical value, information that is input automatically to the input field is a numerical value after the numerical value of the results of the character recognition processing is changed in accordance with a predetermined interpretation rule of numerical value representation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors executing the instructions to:
display a user interface screen for inputting property information on a scanned image; and
receive a user operation via the user interface screen, wherein
the user interface screen includes an input field to which information is input automatically based on results of character recognition processing performed for a character area included within the scanned image and in a case where the results of the character recognition processing are a numerical value, information that is input automatically to the input field is a numerical value after the numerical value of the results of the character recognition processing is changed in accordance with a predetermined interpretation rule of numerical value representation.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined interpretation rule predefines numerical value notation representing a decimal point.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined interpretation rule predefines numerical value notation representing a digit delimiter.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined interpretation rule predefines numerical value notation representing a decimal point and numerical value notation representing a digit delimiter and contents predefined as the numerical value notation representing a decimal point and contents predefined as the numerical value notation representing a digit delimiter are different.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
it is possible for a user to set the predetermined interpretation rule via the user interface screen.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
in a case where a user sets a dot as the numerical value notation representing a decimal point, a comma is set automatically as the numerical value notation representing a digit delimiter.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
in a case where a user sets a comma as the numerical value notation representing a decimal point, a dot is set automatically as the numerical value notation representing a digit delimiter.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more processors further execute the instructions to:
determine whether learning data similar to the scanned image exists and
in a case where learning data similar to the scanned image is determined to exist, based on information on a character area associated with the learning data, a character area within the scanned image is specified and further, in a case where results of character recognition processing of the specified character area are a numerical value, the numerical value of the results of the character recognition processing is changed in accordance with a predetermined interpretation rule of numerical value representation associated with the learning data and the changed numerical value is automatically input to the input field.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the learning data is registered in association with information on the character area and the predetermined interpretation rule.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the one or more processors further execute the instructions to:
associate a scanned image for which the property information is set based on information input to the input field, information on the character area, and the predetermined interpretation rule with one another and register as new learning data.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the learning data is registered in association with transmission destination information, information on the character area, and the predetermined interpretation rule and in a case where a transmission destination of the scanned image is determined to match transmission destination information associated with learning data determined to be similar to the scanned image, based on information on a character area associated with the learning data, a character area within the scanned image is specified and further, in a case where results of character recognition processing of the specified character area are a numerical value, the numerical value of the results of the character recognition processing is changed in accordance with a predetermined interpretation rule of numerical value representation associated with the learning data and the changed numerical value is automatically input to the input field.

12 . An information processing method performed by a system for inputting property information on a scanned image, the information processing method comprising:
performing character recognition processing for a character area included in the scanned image; displaying a user interface screen for inputting property information on the scanned image; and receiving a user operation via the user interface screen, wherein the user interface screen includes an input field to which information is input automatically based on results of character recognition processing performed for a character area included within the scanned image and in a case where the results of the character recognition processing are a numerical value, information that is input automatically to the input field is a numerical value after the numerical value of the results of the character recognition processing is changed in accordance with a predetermined interpretation rule of numerical value representation.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform:
displaying a user interface screen for inputting property information on a scanned image; and receiving a user operation via the user interface screen, wherein the user interface screen includes an input field to which information is input automatically based on results of character recognition processing performed for a character area included within the scanned image and in a case where the results of the character recognition processing are a numerical value, information that is input automatically to the input field is a numerical value after the numerical value of the results of the character recognition processing is changed in accordance with a predetermined interpretation rule of numerical value representation.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Shiraishi Kenichi

Classifications

• G06F40/174

  Form filling; Merging · CPC title

• G06V30/412

  Layout analysis of documents structured with printed lines or input boxes, e.g. business forms or tables · CPC title

• G06V30/26 Primary

  Techniques for post-processing, e.g. correcting the recognition result · CPC title

• G06V30/10 Primary

  Character recognition · CPC title