Seizing the Treasure: Transferring Knowledge in Invoice Analysis

This paper deals with the transfer of knowledge on invoice document layout and extraction strategies, collected by users of the invoice recognition software smartFIX over several years of productive use, to other user's systems. The results of a project analyzing this 'treasure' of knowledge and putting it to use in the smartFIX system are presented. The evaluation shows that this transfer of knowledge using state-of-the-art techniques in transfer learning achieves significantly higher initial recognition rates than the unaugmented system, delivering instant economic advantages by reducing accountant personnel workload.