Showing posts with label ICR Software. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ICR Software. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
OCR and PC Architecture
So just how important is your PC hardware when looking to use OCR Software? Many of the desktop products do not take advantage of multi-core CPUs, and can have laggard performance numbers when it comes to Optical Character Recognition, Intelligent Character Recognition and Optical Mark Recognition. Currently, playing with PSI:Capture, which offers a number of OCR options, and they have single, dual and quad core enablement in their licensing. Dual core runs about 1.7 times the speed, and quad core gives a 2.7x improvement.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
What is Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR)?
So, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the process of recognizing computer generated text from an image, typically one that is scanned using document capture software. If you don't know the difference between OCR and Capture, see my other post here: OCR vs. Capture.
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) is the process of recognizing hand-printed or handwritten information from a scanned document. It utilizes the patterns of the pixels to match to specific written characters. This form of recognition is typically not as accurate as OCR, but there are several ways to make the accuracy acceptable, the main of which is to provide combed fields or spaced boxes to ensure character spacing, or whitespace between symbols.
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) is the process of recognizing hand-printed or handwritten information from a scanned document. It utilizes the patterns of the pixels to match to specific written characters. This form of recognition is typically not as accurate as OCR, but there are several ways to make the accuracy acceptable, the main of which is to provide combed fields or spaced boxes to ensure character spacing, or whitespace between symbols.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
What is OCR, ICR and OMR?
What is OCR, ICR and OMR?
In the area of text conversion, there is often confusion on the acronyms that surround the industry, and what each one designates. Below are some quick overviews of each of the recognition technologies, and what they accomplish:
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software
OCR Software takes images, and converts them to searchable text. The output can be a plain text file, or the industry standard today is an image with hidden text PDF. OCR can also be utilized to extract data from scanned images, providing a means to either harvest information, or create index fields for later search. OCR Software Definition
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Software
ICR Software provides the ability to recognize handwritten, or hand printed text. This process can be extrememly accurate when the printed text is bound by boxes, or combed form fields. Hanwriting is a little more complex, and typically requires many samples to be accurate. ICR Software Definition
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Software
OMR Software, somtimes called "mark sesnse", provides the ability to read checked boxes on forms or documents. The software senses the difference between an unmarked and marked box using a baseline reading, and then allows the recognition to take place.
Many manufacturers combine all 3 into a single recognition engine that provides powerful analysis capabilities for scanned documents and forms. OMR Software Definition
In the area of text conversion, there is often confusion on the acronyms that surround the industry, and what each one designates. Below are some quick overviews of each of the recognition technologies, and what they accomplish:
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software
OCR Software takes images, and converts them to searchable text. The output can be a plain text file, or the industry standard today is an image with hidden text PDF. OCR can also be utilized to extract data from scanned images, providing a means to either harvest information, or create index fields for later search. OCR Software Definition
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Software
ICR Software provides the ability to recognize handwritten, or hand printed text. This process can be extrememly accurate when the printed text is bound by boxes, or combed form fields. Hanwriting is a little more complex, and typically requires many samples to be accurate. ICR Software Definition
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Software
OMR Software, somtimes called "mark sesnse", provides the ability to read checked boxes on forms or documents. The software senses the difference between an unmarked and marked box using a baseline reading, and then allows the recognition to take place.
Many manufacturers combine all 3 into a single recognition engine that provides powerful analysis capabilities for scanned documents and forms. OMR Software Definition
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