Patent ID: 8792751
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying and correcting errors, comprising, at one or more computers for a financial software provider: receiving, from a user, an image of a document that includes financial information; performing character recognition on at least a portion of the image of the document to generate an electronic version of the financial information that is suitable for text and numerical processing; accessing, from a third party, information stored in a computer readable storage medium based on at least one or more items in the electronic version financial information, wherein at least one or more of the items identifies the user; comparing a predefined calculated value from the accessed information with a corresponding value from the electronic version of the financial information—to identify any errors between the two values; if any errors are identified, replacing the value from the electronic version with the value from the accessed information; and using the value from the accessed information to prepare a tax-related document for the user.