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Optical Character Recognition

An Illustrated Guide to the Frontier

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Stephen V. Rice

    1. Comparisonics Corporation, USA

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  2. George Nagy

    1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

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  3. Thomas A. Nartker

    1. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

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Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 502)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephen V. Rice, George Nagy, Thomas A. Nartker
    Pages 1-6

  3. Imaging Defects

    • Stephen V. Rice, George Nagy, Thomas A. Nartker
    Pages 7-60

  4. Similar Symbols

    • Stephen V. Rice, George Nagy, Thomas A. Nartker
    Pages 61-85

  5. Punctuation

    • Stephen V. Rice, George Nagy, Thomas A. Nartker
    Pages 87-111

  6. Typography

    • Stephen V. Rice, George Nagy, Thomas A. Nartker
    Pages 113-163

  7. Conclusion

    • Stephen V. Rice, George Nagy, Thomas A. Nartker
    Pages 165-169

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 171-196
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Optical character recognition (OCR) is the most prominent and successful example of pattern recognition to date. There are thousands of research papers and dozens of OCR products. Optical Character Rcognition: An Illustrated Guide to the Frontier offers a perspective on the performance of current OCR systems by illustrating and explaining actual OCR errors. The pictures and analysis provide insight into the strengths and weaknesses of current OCR systems, and a road map to future progress.
Optical Character Recognition: An Illustrated Guide to the Frontier will pique the interest of users and developers of OCR products and desktop scanners, as well as teachers and students of pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, and information retrieval. The first chapter compares the character recognition abilities of humans and computers. The next four chapters present 280 illustrated examples of recognition errors, in a taxonomy consisting of Imaging Defects, Similar Symbols, Punctuation, and Typography. These examples were drawn from large-scale tests conducted by the authors. The final chapter discusses possible approaches for improving the accuracy of today's systems, and is followed by an annotated bibliography.
Optical Character Recognition: An Illustrated Guide to the Frontier is suitable as a secondary text for a graduate level course on pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, and information retrieval, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Comparisonics Corporation, USA

    Stephen V. Rice

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

    George Nagy

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

    Thomas A. Nartker

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