RecoStar

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Advantages Features Applications Ordering options Technical Data

Precise recognition of all common hand-print and machine-print character sets
Optimal recognition results
Processing of forms and documents with different layouts, black and white sources, fax images
Special classifiers facilitate worldwide use
Processing of different types of forms in one batch – no manual presorting required
Automatic location and reading of fields using search strings
Additional improvement of recognition results using customer-specific dictionaries
Easy-to-use interfaces for system integration
Scalable depending on throughput requirements
Tools for the definition of form recognition, for testing and analysis of results
Comprehensive documentation with programming examples for integration of RecoStar into different system environments
Excellent price/performance ratio

Advanced Forms Handling (AFH)

Form processing frequently requires advanced image processing and software features for aligning documents and for identifying and correcting recognition errors. The following features are grouped in the RecoStar option Advanced Forms Handling (AFH): coordinate systems, orientation marks, string search, object search, box reading and line removal.

Postprocessing of raw result data using trigrams and dictionaries (user-specific if required) is provided as part of the Syntax option.

Coordinate system
A document-wide x/y coordinate system can be used as a measurement reference system. RecoStar provides four functions for measuring images/documents and positioning read zones. These functions search the visual information available for a useable coordinate system to reference read zones and images.
Orientation marks
The geometric objects printed on the document (angles, rectangles) are recognised. These are treated as measurement objects and are used to define the measurement reference system.
Line removal
When the function ‘Read from document fields’ is used, line removal is activated automatically.
Box reading
Boxes on forms and documents usually consist of a rectangular shape containing user instructions for entering information, such as characters or other markings. The task of the recognition process is to extract or verify content from boxes while ignoring the accompanying rectangular shape. RecoStar provides this function for single and nested boxes.
Rotation of forms
Once the form type has been determined, the form can be rotated in 90-degree steps and reprocessed without requiring a new definition of the form elements. This means that rotated and nonrotated forms can be processed in the same application with minimal effort.