Optical character reader for outputting a character from combinations of possible representations of the character
US4958379A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/248
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining a character read by an optical character reader during a plurality of scans, whereby the character is determined from the plurality of scans by taking into consideration the tendency that the character will be misread as a second character. If there is no possibility that the second character could be interpreted as a misreading of the character which is read by the optical character reader, a "REJECT" or error signal may be generated, thus improving the reliability of determined characters.
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