ianphanuel-glitch/AfriLens-AI

Vision Intelligence for African SMEs # AfriLens AI – Vision Intelligence for African SMEs > **Take a photo. AfriLens thinks. You get clean numbers.** AfriLens AI transforms photos of African SME receipts into trusted financial intelligence using computer vision, rule-based reasoning, and context-aware validation. ## 🎯 The Problem African SMEs struggle with manual receipt management: - **Time-consuming**: Hours spent manually entering receipt data - **Error-prone**: Human errors in transcription - **No insights**: Receipts sit in folders, unused - **Poor quality**: Handwritten, faded, or damaged receipts are hard to process ## ✨ The Solution AfriLens AI uses advanced OCR and intelligent extraction to: 1. **Extract** structured data from receipt images 2. **Validate** data quality with trust scores (0-100) 3. **Flag** anomalies and inconsistencies 4. **Provide** actionable insights for business decisions ## 🏗️ Architecture ``` ┌─────────────┐ │ Frontend │ React + Vite + Tailwind CSS │ (React) │ Mobile-first, judge-friendly UX └──────┬──────┘ │ HTTP/REST ┌──────▼──────┐ │ Backend │ FastAPI + Python 3.11 │ (FastAPI) │ Modular AI pipeline └──────┬──────┘ │ ┌──────▼─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ AI Processing Pipeline │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 1. Image Preprocessing │ │ - Resize, grayscale, threshold, deskew │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 2. OCR Engine (Tesseract) │ │ - Text extraction with confidence │ │ - Line-by-line processing │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 3. Rules Engine (CORE INTELLIGENCE) │ │ - Vendor detection │ │ - Date parsing (multiple formats) │ │ - Line-item extraction │ │ - Price normalization │ │ - Total detection │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 4. Validator …