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Automatic document checks for guest and account uploads

Automatic document checks for guest and account uploads

Checks run on new files uploaded directly to a checklist through a guest link or a my-id.ca account. No account is needed for guest uploads. The existing account assistant also checks documents before its send confirmation.

When checks run

A direct upload is saved first and becomes available to the business. Measured and PDF findings appear in the upload response, under the file. Photo reading can finish a little later; the item updates while the page stays open. The client sees Replace file and Send anyway beside a warning. A warning never rejects the upload, even if the client leaves without choosing either button.

What gets checked

CheckPhotosPDFs
Too dark, blurred, or too small to read✓–
Taken at an angle, finger or shadow over the text, edges cut off, small print unreadable✓–
Looks like one page of a longer document✓–
Signature area left empty✓✓ (empty signature fields in a PDF form)
Expired, or dated outside the period asked for ("last 3 months")✓–
Looks like a different item on your list, or can't tell what it is✓–
Not in English or French (a certified translation is probably needed)✓–
Exact duplicate of a file the client already sent✓✓
Fewer files than the item asks for ("two pay stubs")✓✓
File can't be opened (damaged, or a password-protected PDF)✓✓

For an expiry, the AI only reads the date printed on the document. hivi-x does the date arithmetic itself, so "expired" is never the model's guess.

What the client and business see

Direct-upload warnings and controls use the portal language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Bengali, Ukrainian or Chinese. A warning might say: “This photo is blurred. Hold the camera still and retake it.” No scores or model names are shown.

Replace file lets the client choose a replacement. The existing file stays until the new upload succeeds, including when the item already holds three files. Send anyway records that the client chose to keep the file after seeing those warnings.

The business sees the same warning text beside the file. A separate sent despite warning note appears only after the client chooses Send anyway. The business still decides whether to approve the item or request a fix.

If checks cannot finish

A busy queue, a usage limit or an unavailable model does not reject the upload. Measured and PDF checks still run when available. The guest sees that the upload was saved; the business sees that automatic checks were incomplete or unavailable. A missing warning is not proof that a document is correct.

Photo checks use the business's existing AI capacity for guest uploads, with limits per link and business. Optional upload checks wait behind regular account work. Files remain limited to 5 MB each and three per item.

Checks run on the photo exactly as the client sent it. hivi-x then stores a smaller copy of a large photo (up to 2560 pixels on the long side) to save storage, and still recognises the same photo sent again as a duplicate.

Conservative checks and privacy

Measured thresholds and model-confidence rules are the same for guests and account users. The model runs on hivi-x infrastructure. Client documents are not sent to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic or another AI provider. Usage counters record metadata, not document content or model answers. Access and acknowledgement actions are audited using identifiers.

Limits

  • Photos: measured checks and self-hosted photo reading when available.
  • PDFs: exact duplicates, file count, cannot-open and empty-signature-field checks only. No AI page reading.
  • No fraud detection or identity verification. Checks do not approve a document or translate its content, and can miss problems or raise a mistaken warning.
  • Existing files are not rechecked. Existing checklists and guest links work without changes; the new checks apply to new direct uploads.

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Automatic document checks for guest and account uploads