Unified framework for analysis and recognition of identity documents

Abstract

Unified framework for analysis and recognition of identity documents. In an embodiment, an image is received. A document is located in the image and an attempt is made to identify one or more of a plurality of templates that match the document. When template(s) that match the document are identified, for each of the template(s) and for each of one or more zones in the template, a sub-image of the zone is extracted from the image. For each extracted sub-image, one or more objects are extracted from the sub-image. For each extracted object, object recognition is performed. This may be done over one iteration (e.g., for a scanned image or photograph) or a plurality of iterations (e.g., for a video). Document recognition is performed based on the one or more templates and the results of the object recognition, and a final document-recognition result is output.