What Is Intelligent Document Recognition and How Does it Work?
John Mancini

By: John Mancini on July 11th, 2016

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What Is Intelligent Document Recognition and How Does it Work?

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Intelligent document recognition provides three key capabilities that transform unstructured information into the fuel that ignites better processes and insight:

1. Classification: Intelligent document recognition interprets content and patterns on documents to automatically classify paper and electronic documents into different document types, and determine the beginning and end of a document. For instance, intelligent document recognition can apply optical character recognition (OCR) technology to an entire document to capture information and compare it with data stored in lookup tables about known document types. 

2. Extraction: Once a document is classified, intelligent document recognition automatically extracts important data from anywhere on the document, creating information to start a business process and/or to populate a database in a downstream application such as an accounting system, enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, customer relationship management (CRM) system, or enterprise content management (ECM) system

3. Release: Intelligent document recognition solutions automatically export data and images (such as searchable PDFs) to a business process/workflow or to any downstream system. This information is immediately available for use, to gain insights into operations and customers, or enabling workers to take action quickly.

 

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About John Mancini

John Mancini is the President of Content Results, LLC and the Past President of AIIM. He is a well-known author, speaker, and advisor on information management, digital transformation and intelligent automation. John is a frequent keynote speaker and author of more than 30 eBooks on a variety of topics. He can be found on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook as jmancini77. Recent keynote topics include: The Stairway to Digital Transformation Navigating Disruptive Waters — 4 Things You Need to Know to Build Your Digital Transformation Strategy Getting Ahead of the Digital Transformation Curve Viewing Information Management Through a New Lens Digital Disruption: 6 Strategies to Avoid Being “Blockbustered” Specialties: Keynote speaker and writer on AI, RPA, intelligent Information Management, Intelligent Automation and Digital Transformation. Consensus-building with Boards to create strategic focus, action, and accountability. Extensive public speaking and public relations work Conversant and experienced in major technology issues and trends. Expert on inbound and content marketing, particularly in an association environment and on the Hubspot platform. John is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary, and holds an M.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.