First American Financial‘s patent involves multimodal techniques to classify start pages and document types in unstructured document image packages. The method includes using multiple trained models and a neural network to generate predictions for each page. The patent aims to streamline document processing and organization. GlobalData’s report on First American Financial gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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Classification of document types using multimodal techniques

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: First American Financial Corp

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11935316B1) discloses a computer-readable medium with executable instructions that, when processed by a computer, perform operations involving the analysis of document image files. The method includes generating predictions for each page of the document image file using multiple trained models, combining these predictions into a final output, and utilizing a neural network to determine if the page is the first page of a document or corresponds to a specific document type. The trained models encompass various features such as font changes, margin changes, image features, and textual features to make accurate predictions.

Furthermore, the patent details a method for obtaining feature embeddings for each page of a document image file using dependent models of a neural network. These feature embeddings, including image features, textual features, font features, and margin features, are combined and input into a neural network to predict whether the page is the first page of a document or corresponds to a particular document type. The patent also outlines the use of tensors to represent these features and the generation of likelihood outputs for each page, indicating the probability of being the first page of a document or associated with a specific document type. The method aims to enhance document analysis and classification processes by leveraging advanced machine learning techniques.

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