Combining optical character recognition (OCR), optical mark recognition (OMR), barcode recognition and handwriting recognition (ICR) – The Esker Image Recognition Module extracts data from the image of any business document entering as a fax or a scanned document. The Esker Image Recognition Module increases efficiency and reduces errors by eliminating manual data entry tasks associated with incoming fax or image documents.
How it works
Features
Extracts data from inbound fax and image documents using optical character recognition (OCR), optical mark recognition (OMR), barcode recognition (1D and 2D) and handwriting recognition (ICR)
Extracts data from inbound fax and image documents for use with other applications and for creating new business documents
Extracts routing information from inbound fax and image documents, and automatically delivers the documents to the appropriate destinations
Access to 3 individual OCR engines for application optimisation
OCR-A, OCR-B, E-13B (MICR)
OCR A
OCR B
E-13B (MICR)
2 ICR (handprint) recognition modules
OMR (Checkbox)
Barcode recognition (1D and 2D)
Definitions
OCR:
Optical Character Recognition. The process of extracting words (and possibly layout and formatting information) from an image containing
OMR:
Optical Mark Recognition. Technically Optical Mark Recognition is the process used by an Optical Mark Reader to detect marks on a form being scanned. The term can also be used when referring simply to an Optical Mark Reader (see above).
Barcode:
A code representing characters by sets of parallel bars of varying thickness and separation that are read optically by transverse scanning .
ICR:
Intelligent Character Recognition. ICR is the computer translation of hand printed and written characters.
Double voting:
Technology that enables the parallel use of OCR engine plus a voting system. Alternatively, either one of the OCR engines may be individually applied on a field level basis to increase recognition accuracy.
Multi-Threading for multi processor architecture:
This technology features multiple number of threads per operation for optimal throughput on multicore CPUs for applications that deals with large number of images.