The use of scanners and other capture devices to incorporate filmand
paper-based materials into digital workflows is an important
part of "digital convergence", or the bringing of paper-based and
electronic documents together into the same electronic workflows.
The diversity of captured information—from text and mixed-type
documents to photos, negatives, slides and transparencies—
requires a combination of document analysis techniques to
perform, automatically, the segmentation, classification and
workflow assignment of the scanned images. We herein present
technologies that provide fast (< 1.0 sec) and reliable (> 95% job
accuracy) capture solutions for all of these input content types.
These solutions offer near real-time capture that provides
automated workflow capabilities to a repertoire of scanning
hardware: scanners, all-in-one devices, copiers and
multifunctional printers. The techniques used to categorize the
documents, perform zoning analysis on the documents, and then
perform closed loop quality assurance on the documents are
presented.