Methods and devices for enabling computers to automatically enter information into a unified database from heterogeneous documents

Enabling a computer to automatically enter information into a unified database from heterogenous documents. An image file is received. The image file is displayed in a first area of a window rendered on a tangible display device. The fields for data entry are displayed in a second area of the window. Optical character recognition is performed on the image file. At least one parameter of text is identified in the image file. The at least one parameter of the text is compared to at least one of a plurality of stored parameters. The text is sorted according to the at least one of the plurality of stored parameters into a plurality of categories, wherein sorted text is formed. The fields are auto-populated and displayed in the second area of the window based on the sorted text.