Patent ID: 8064703

Claim:
A system configured to extract data from a document image and validate the extracted data, the system comprising: a computer having a processor and memory, wherein the computer is in communication with an image database and a server, wherein the computer includes: means for selecting a document classification for a document image received from the image database, wherein the document image includes text, the classification is selected from a plurality of predetermined document classifications based, at least in part, on a first set of recognized text, and the document is selected from a group of documents consisting of: a warranty deed; a quit claim deed; a mortgage; and a release; means for selecting rules from a database of rules based on the document classification, wherein the rules define data elements to be populated based on a second set of recognized text; means for selecting target data elements from a database of data elements based, at least in part, on the selected document classification and the selected rules, wherein the data elements include at least two data elements selected from a list of data elements consisting of: grantor name; grantee name; legal description; and property address; means for recognizing selected portions of the document image, wherein the selected portions are determined, at least in part, by the selected rules and wherein the means for recognizing selected portions of the document image generates one or more character strings based on the second set of recognized text; means for comparing a specific character string to a target data element, wherein the means for comparing produces a match measure based at least in part on the comparison; means for creating validated data based on the character string and the match measure wherein the validation process pairs various combinations of generated character strings with corresponding pairs of target data elements; and means for storing the validated data at the server.