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Paper Forms To Apps Automation Challenge

Upload and OCR a document such as a checklist or procedure and map the fields onto our FAT FINGER product using our API.

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prize:
$5,000

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Summary

Overview

The Problem

Our clients who are large companies need a way to automatically transfer 100's of procedures/checklist that are typically in PDF, Word or Excel format to useable apps on our product FAT FINGER.

Currently users have to build apps one by one using our drag and drop form builder. This is easy but we want to automate it!

 

You

We need your help to extend our product. FAT FINGER allows anyone to take a checklist and using our drag and drop builder create a mobile app, workflow, dashboards, machine learning insights, etc.

We need YOU to extend the front end of this process so that anyone can upload a document(s) (PDF, Excel, Word, Images), recognize the text and structure of the document so it will automatically map to our products elements in our existing drag and drop building tool. We'll do the rest!

 

For example:

A manufacturing client uploads their current paper based timesheet and inspection form that they currently use on PDF/Excel. We want them to upload it onto FAT FINGER and your widget maps the content against our exsisting building tool and app elements so the user doesn't have to use our drag and drop interface, they will just see a preview of the finished app.

 

Our team:

SEE Forge creators of FAT FINGER is a Venture Capital backed tech company based in San Fransico and Houston focusing in  forms automation. We remove all the nasty paperwork, clipboards and excel spreadsheets out of operations. Clients then use this more efficient way of operating to make data driven decisions using our Machine Learning product Ai-Coach.

 

Tools & Help

We will provide you with a free license of FAT FINGER (just sign up for a free trial), training videos (by logging into the product) and access to our API (intercom msg. us when you log into FAT FINGER). You can build or leverage 3rd party tools to get to your goal and win the prize. 

 

What You Can Do To Cause A Breakthrough

  1. Click ACCEPT CHALLENGE above to sign up for the challenge
  2. Read the Challenge Guidelines to learn about the requirements and rules
  3. Share this challenge on social media using the icons above. Show your friends, your family, or anyone you know who has a passion for discovery.
  4. Start your FAT FINGER trial, learn the tool and create your solution!

Guidelines

What Success Looks Like:

  • Your solution will be a simple C# / .Net / Java web application that allows the test document to be uploaded.
  • Judges are able to log into your solution, upload a document and have the content of the test document mapped to the SEE Forge Drag and Drop builder using our API
  • All Apps using your process will be mapped to the correct app element. Eg. Mulitple choice fields are mapped to our mulitple choice fields, text boxes are mapped to our comment boxes, horizontal table sections are created and mapped with the correct fields. etc.
  • Judges can log into your FAT FINGER account and see the created app that was built via the API
  • The solution is architected in a way that more complex documents can be uploaded and mapped to our builder. 

Sample documents:

  • Use the attached documents as tests for your solution to scan, understand and map against FAT FINGER

Winners:

  • All IP developed will be owned by SEE Forge Inc. when prize is awarded and cash is transferred
  • The highest scoring solution will in against the stated criteria
  • Only (1) winner - make your submission awesome

Bonus!

  • The best Innovators might be invited to future job opportunities at SEE Forge
Timeline

Challenge Timeline

start
Feb. 21, 2017, 10 p.m. PST
Enter
March 6, 2017, 11:59 a.m. PST
Date Launched
Dec. 7, 2017, 9 p.m. PST
Submission Deadline
Dec. 8, 2017, 9 p.m. PST
Judging
Jan. 24, 2018, midnight PST
Judging Closed
Jan. 25, 2018, 10 p.m. PST
Closed
finish
March 28, 2024, 8:31 a.m. PDT
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Updates6

Challenge Updates

Any questions?

Oct. 5, 2017, 11 a.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

Greetings everyone!

I hope you're having a great week. I wanted to check in to see to see how your apps were coming along and to let you know you can reach out to if you have any questions, or if you run into any technical issues on the platform.

As a reminder: if you are looking to collaborate with others on your submission, you can make a post in the Forum here.

Sincerely,

The HeroX team


Paper Forms To Apps Automation Challenge has re-opened!

June 15, 2017, 3 p.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

Hi everyone,

First off, thanks so much for being a part of this challenge. We couldn’t do it without such skilled and passionate innovators like yourselves!

After reviewing the entries, the Fat Finger team will be re-opening the competition to allow for additional and more diverse submissions. If you have already submitted to this challenge, you can once again edit and re-submit your entry if you would like. If you're happy with your submission, then feel free to leave it as is!

If you have any questions, feel free to post it in the Forum section and the Fat Finger team will respond as soon as possible.


[ACTION REQUIRED] Only a Few Hours Left to Submit!

May 26, 2017, noon PDT by Liz Treadwell

The submission deadline for the Paper Forms To Apps Automation Challenge is TODAY at 10pm PST (1am EST). That's just 10 short hours away! 

If you're still thinking about submitting, NOW is your last chance. There have been some great submissions thus far, and we're excited to see what else rolls in before the end of the day.

Good luck everyone!


Submit your web apps! Only 4 days left until the deadline

May 22, 2017, 3 p.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

Just a friendly reminder that there are 4 days until the submission deadline.

Be sure to submit and finalize your entries to the Paper Forms To Apps Automation Challenge prior to May 26th at 10 p.m. PDT. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the Forum or contact the HeroX team directly at 


The deadline has been extended!

April 28, 2017, 5:30 p.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

Happy Friday everyone!

Good news: the SEE Forge team has decided to grant an extension to the submission deadline. You will now have until Friday, May 26 at 10p.m. PDT to complete your app automation solution. If you have already submitted your entry, you can edit and re-submit it as many times as you'd like up until the May 26th deadline.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the Forum or contact the HeroX team directly at

 


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