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System and method for increasing the accuracy of optical character recognition (OCR)

US9152883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Harry Urbschat · Oldenburg, DE
Ralph Meier · Waldenbuch, DE
Thorsten Wanschura · Oldenburg, DE
Johannes Hausmann · Marseilles, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 2, 2009
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V30/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and/or method for increasing the accuracy of optical character recognition (OCR) for at least one item, comprising: obtaining OCR results of OCR scanning from at least one OCR module; creating at least one OCR seed using at least a portion of the OCR results; creating at least one OCR learn set using at least a portion of the OCR seed; and applying the OCR learn set to the at least one item to obtain additional optical character recognition (OCR) results.

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