Document Capture
Web, mobile and distributed scanning solutions SDK,API,JS Library from Extrieve
An efficient document scanning technology is crucial in converting paper to digital images. Documents are collected from many locations and kept in a centralized repository or document management system. This minimizes the transfer of paper documents between branch offices and the making of photocopies within the company or with process stakeholders. Adopting a proper document scanning solution, or SDK, which produces high-quality compressed images, improves the document scanning process for mobile and web applications.
Collect
- Scan paper documents import faxes.
- Receive electronic documents
Transform
- Clean up images
- Classify and saparate documents
- Extract information
- Validate and correct data
- Look up data from database and other sources
Deliver
- Export data to workflow and business application
- Archive images
The digitization of the paper document is used as a method to reduce cost, increase productivity, and enhance access to its information. More and more companies are digitizing their documents by scanning them. Document scanners, mobile cameras, webcams, and multi-functional devices are just a few of the hardware used in document digitization. Using a software interface known as a TWAIN driver, any computer-connected devices can scan paper documents and turn those into digital data. The experience of document digitization can be enhanced even more by using the Mobile Capture SDK for mobile apps and the Web-based scanning SDK for browsers.
Mobile Devices
Mobile devices are one of the more convenient and affordable ways to digitize documents and upload them to a central server. These devices help the paperless process, effectively reducing the requirement for creating photocopies and cutting down on paper usage. This is made possible only by the use of an effective integrated mobile document scanning SDK that can scan the documents at the source, which reduces the time and cost involved in a document collection. The elements available in the Document Compress SDK for mobile scanning can further reduce the document size before it gets uploaded to the server. The Mobile SDK for document auto-cropping enables the automatic cropping of images by removing extra borders captured during mobile camera focusing.
Web Application Interface
Web-based scanning SDK allows web applications to take high-quality images using a web browser. Further, the browser has features and tools for image quality improvement. Additional automation tools, such as document indexing and document segregation based on barcodes and QR codes, are also available and controlled centrally. The Scanning SDK for Chrome allows the Chrome browser to call the scanner interface driver. Some businesses use the desktop application to scan documents, store them on local computers, and upload them to centralized repositories in addition to mobile and web scanning. These images can be compressed and converted further by uploading them to web-based applications that use the web-based scanning SDK.
Challenges
Without adopting an efficient document scanning solution, businesses have trouble transferring documents to central repositories, primarily because it is more complex to operate and puts more demand on the IT infrastructure.
Browser Application
- The browser only accepts a small number of image formats, including JPEG, PNG, PDF, and GIF.
- Due to the lack of browser interfaces, it is impossible to use the TWAIN (https://twain.org/) driver of the scanner from the browser.
Mobile Application
- Due to the device’s non-standard configuration, different file sizes and formats exist.
- Irregular document images result from AI’s attempts to focus on a region it believes to be a face.
- As multiple-page capture and review are not well supported by mobile apps, capturing requires extra time and effort.
Industry Challenges
- The time required to upload image files is comparatively high because each device’s capacity for compression varies. The duration mainly depends on the scanning method used and page count.
- Larger file sizes slow down the uploading and downloading of images and increase the amount of storage space needed to save documents.
- The necessity to make adjustments or upgrades to the network infrastructure arises from high network usage, which leads to extra load on the network.
Document Scanning Solutions
After collecting and verifying the loan documents, the company granting personal loans has to transmit them to its central scanning facilities, where they are scanned and uploaded to a central repository. Branch offices had to send multiple documents to complete this work, which led to inefficiencies, delays in loan approval, loss of documents, or damage in transit, resulting in an increased cost of operation. The branches can scan documents locally and upload them to their cloud-based or internal central document repository to expedite loan approval and improve customer satisfaction. The use of an effective capture solution also reduces operating expenses.
Mobile SDK
Document scanning using mobile devices is made feasible by the Mobile Capture SDK. With the integration of the Android document scanning SDK, mobile applications can improve the scanning of documents using the camera of the mobile device. The document images are captured with optimized focus control that provides high-quality images. These captured images are compressed using the Android SDK for document compression, which creates smaller file sizes before uploading to the server. This makes it possible to upload files faster and use less storage. The device that is being used with the Mobile Capture SDK is supported by the SDK’s licensing.
Web Scanning SDK
Documents can be captured through a web browser that requires the Web-Capture SDK to interact with scanners, digital cameras, webcams, and folders. All devices supporting the TWAIN interface can be used with the web-based scanning SDK. With the help of the Scanning SDK, a very minimal amount of JavaScript code in the web application can connect with any scanner device connected to the computer system. The Scanning SDK can be easily integrated into the business application for high-volume document capture use cases. The default Web Scanning SDK supports Edge and Chrome browser-based applications. In addition to this, the Scanning SDK for AngularJS is also available. The Scanning SDK for ReactJS also supports the browser application Scanning using TWAIN Driver. The Web-Capture SDK enables efficient distributed scanning of documents across collection sites into SharePoint scans.
Distributed Scanning Solution
A distributed capture solution automates document scanning with a centrally managed application server, reducing reliance on a specialized scanning and capture device. A flexible workflow engine that drives remote image capture to support the business that requires document image collection. The device configuration details are maintained on a central server and used by the device after the validation of user login credentials. After being compressed at the source location, the document images are uploaded to the central server. The capture workflow may be used on-premises and in cloud infrastructures; it is highly scalable and uses the minimum amount of system resources.
Use Case
After collecting and verifying the loan documents, the company granting personal loans has to transmit them to its central scanning facilities, where they are scanned and uploaded to a central repository. Branch offices had to send multiple documents to complete this work, which led to inefficiencies, delays in loan approval, loss of documents, or damage in transit, resulting in an increased cost of operation. The branches can scan documents locally and upload them to their cloud-based or internal central document repository to expedite loan approval and improve customer satisfaction. The use of an effective capture solution also reduces operating expenses.
News & Updates
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