12. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the classifying further comprises: determining whether the document is an ID; and in response to determining the document is an ID, determining one or more ID characteristics selected from: an ID class; an ID subclass an issuing authority corresponding to the ID; and a jurisdiction corresponding to the ID.
1. A method, comprising: receiving or capturing an image comprising an identity document (ID) using a mobile device; classifying the ID; wherein the classifying comprises: generating a reduced-resolution representation of the ID, determining the ID corresponds to a particular state; and identifying the particular state to which the ID corresponds; and extracting data from the ID based at least in part on the ID classification; and driving at least a portion of a workflow based on the extracted data, wherein the classifying is based on the image characteristics corresponding to the reduced-resolution representation of the identity document.