Optical Character Recognition (OCR)probotiqNovember 2, 2018
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
OCR is used to recognise text inside images scanned documents, photos
Technology is used to convert virtually any kind of images containing written text (typed, handwritten or printed) into machine-readable text data.
OCR program analyzes the structure of document image.
Divides page into elements such as blocks of texts, tables, images, etc.
Lines are divided into words and then - into characters.
Once characters singled out, the program compares them with a set of pattern images.
After processing with patterns, the program finally takes the decision, presenting you the recognized text.
With Intelligent OCR a value or values on anywhere in a page can be detected and then captured
IOCR works brilliantly for all types of documents - whether scanned or PDF, where you want the values from a document like a sales order or a supplier Invoice.
Advantages
Times saving, image to text takes less than a minute
Recognized document looks just like the original.
Effort savings when creating, processing and repurposing various documents.
Further editing and sharing possible.
Useful for end to end automation eg: using IOCR and RPA, in case of Accounts Payable process can read from invoice, store in excel, upload to ERP and post invoices.