ASTRI's Generic Information Extraction Platform utilizes an OCR engine and various computer vision techniques to convert the text in documents to digital format and extract useful information based on the user's requirements. The platform enables financial and government institutes to automate data entry of different documents, for example, bank statements, land registry documents and salary proof. Therefore, It can reduce typos and labor costs.
To address the issues, ASTRI’s Generic Information Extraction Platform utilizes OCR engine and various computer vision techniques to convert text in document to digital format and extract useful information based on user’s requirements. The platform enables financial and government institutes to automate data entry of bank statements, land registry documents, salary proof and so on.
The Generic Information Extraction Platform allows users to define ruleset to extract information from unstructured documents and export result to human or machine-readable formats.
The innovation outline:
Client-side processing enables secure and fast processing of sensitive documents.
Material UI allows users to validate and update results easily.
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is founded in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As Hong Kong’s largest government-funded research and development centre, ASTRI is a key force and super connector driving innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the global innovation ecosystem. This role is strengthened through its merger with Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI).
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