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# KIE Algorithm - LayoutXLM
## 1. Introduction
Paper:
> [LayoutXLM: Multimodal Pre-training for Multilingual Visually-rich Document Understanding](https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.08836)
>
> Yiheng Xu, Tengchao Lv, Lei Cui, Guoxin Wang, Yijuan Lu, Dinei Florencio, Cha Zhang, Furu Wei
>
> 2021
On XFUND_zh dataset, the algorithm reproduction Hmean is as follows.
|Model|Backbone|Task |Cnnfig|Hmean|Download link|
| --- | --- |--|--- | --- | --- |
|LayoutXLM|LayoutXLM-base|SER |[ser_layoutxlm_xfund_zh.yml](../../configs/kie/layoutlm_series/ser_layoutxlm_xfund_zh.yml)|90.38%|[trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/ser_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar)/[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/ser_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh_infer.tar)|
|LayoutXLM|LayoutXLM-base|RE | [re_layoutxlm_xfund_zh.yml](../../configs/kie/layoutlm_series/re_layoutxlm_xfund_zh.yml)|74.83%|[trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/re_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar)/[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/re_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh_infer.tar)|
## 2. Environment
Please refer to ["Environment Preparation"](../../ppocr/environment.en.md) to configure the PaddleOCR environment, and refer to ["Project Clone"](../../ppocr/blog/clone.en.md)to clone the project code.
## 3. Model Training / Evaluation / Prediction
Please refer to [KIE tutorial](../../ppocr/model_train/kie.en.md)。PaddleOCR has modularized the code structure, so that you only need to **replace the configuration file** to train different models.
## 4. Inference and Deployment
### 4.1 Python Inference
#### SER
First, we need to export the trained model into inference model. Take LayoutXLM model trained on XFUND_zh as an example ([trained model download link](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/ser_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar)). Use the following command to export.
``` bash
wget https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/ser_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar
tar -xf ser_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar
python3 tools/export_model.py -c configs/kie/layoutlm_series/ser_layoutxlm_xfund_zh.yml -o Architecture.Backbone.checkpoints=./ser_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh Global.save_inference_dir=./inference/ser_layoutxlm_infer
```
Use the following command to infer using LayoutXLM SER model:
```bash linenums="1"
cd ppstructure
python3 kie/predict_kie_token_ser.py \
--kie_algorithm=LayoutXLM \
--ser_model_dir=../inference/ser_layoutxlm_infer \
--image_dir=./docs/kie/input/zh_val_42.jpg \
--ser_dict_path=../train_data/XFUND/class_list_xfun.txt \
--vis_font_path=../doc/fonts/simfang.ttf
```
The SER visualization results are saved in the `./output` directory by default. The results are as follows.
#### RE
First, we need to export the trained model into inference model. Take LayoutXLM model trained on XFUND_zh as an example ([trained model download link](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/re_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar)). Use the following command to export.
``` bash
wget https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/pplayout/re_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar
tar -xf re_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh.tar
python3 tools/export_model.py -c configs/kie/layoutlm_series/re_layoutxlm_xfund_zh.yml -o Architecture.Backbone.checkpoints=./re_LayoutXLM_xfun_zh Global.save_inference_dir=./inference/re_layoutxlm_infer
```
Use the following command to infer using LayoutXLM RE model:
```bash linenums="1"
cd ppstructure
python3 kie/predict_kie_token_ser_re.py \
--kie_algorithm=LayoutXLM \
--re_model_dir=../inference/re_layoutxlm_infer \
--ser_model_dir=../inference/ser_layoutxlm_infer \
--image_dir=./docs/kie/input/zh_val_42.jpg \
--ser_dict_path=../train_data/XFUND/class_list_xfun.txt \
--vis_font_path=../doc/fonts/simfang.ttf
```
The RE visualization results are saved in the `./output` directory by default. The results are as follows.
### 4.2 C++ Inference
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### 4.3 Serving
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### 4.4 More
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## 5. FAQ
## Citation
```bibtex
@article{DBLP:journals/corr/abs-2104-08836,
author = {Yiheng Xu and
Tengchao Lv and
Lei Cui and
Guoxin Wang and
Yijuan Lu and
Dinei Flor{\^{e}}ncio and
Cha Zhang and
Furu Wei},
title = {LayoutXLM: Multimodal Pre-training for Multilingual Visually-rich
Document Understanding},
journal = {CoRR},
volume = {abs/2104.08836},
year = {2021},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.08836},
eprinttype = {arXiv},
eprint = {2104.08836},
timestamp = {Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:17:23 +0200},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/corr/abs-2104-08836.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
@article{DBLP:journals/corr/abs-1912-13318,
author = {Yiheng Xu and
Minghao Li and
Lei Cui and
Shaohan Huang and
Furu Wei and
Ming Zhou},
title = {LayoutLM: Pre-training of Text and Layout for Document Image Understanding},
journal = {CoRR},
volume = {abs/1912.13318},
year = {2019},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1912.13318},
eprinttype = {arXiv},
eprint = {1912.13318},
timestamp = {Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:20:46 +0200},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/corr/abs-1912-13318.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
@article{DBLP:journals/corr/abs-2012-14740,
author = {Yang Xu and
Yiheng Xu and
Tengchao Lv and
Lei Cui and
Furu Wei and
Guoxin Wang and
Yijuan Lu and
Dinei A. F. Flor{\^{e}}ncio and
Cha Zhang and
Wanxiang Che and
Min Zhang and
Lidong Zhou},
title = {LayoutLMv2: Multi-modal Pre-training for Visually-Rich Document Understanding},
journal = {CoRR},
volume = {abs/2012.14740},
year = {2020},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.14740},
eprinttype = {arXiv},
eprint = {2012.14740},
timestamp = {Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:53:52 +0200},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/corr/abs-2012-14740.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
```