Listen, Watch, Read: Computers Search for Meaning Nov 17, 2009
The platform can search annotated files from any type of media -- photographs, videos, sound recordings, text, document scans -- using a host of techniques including optical character recognition, automated speech recognition and automatic annotation of movies and photographs that track salient concepts. Technology shift. (Science Daily)
* Technology: Taiwan Oct 25, 2009
The device and software use optical character recognition technology, or OCR technology, to scan and read text ... The WorldCard system uses optical character recognition technology, or OCR technology, to scan business cards and extract the information to create a personal contact database that can be searched or converted into different formats. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Epson Perfection V500 Office Color Scanner Review Oct 21, 2009
"Text enhancement" will darken text in a document, so that it can be easier to parse by OCR (optical character recognition software). The "Auto Area Segmentation" mode will attempt to automatically distinguish between text and image areas of a document, scanning the text in black and white (again, for optimal OCR performance) and the images in grayscale (for quality). (HardwareCentral)
Officejet Pro 8500 Oct 14, 2009
The scanner also has an OCR (optical character recognition) feature if you literally want your pictures to be worth a thousand words. Copy and fax. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Technology to Assist Visual Impairm... Sep 20, 2009
Video magnifiers are similar to Optical Character Recognition systems but less versatile ... Optical Character Recognition or OCR is that combines elements of video magnification and speech recognition software. (Suite101.com)
Google buys outfit that makes those squiggly word boxes for Web sites Sep 18, 2009
This technology, known as optical character recognition, already powers huge text-scanning projects like Google Books and Google News Archive Search. Google explains. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Google acquires CMU-based reCAPTCHA Sep 17, 2009
-based Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) plans to use the technology developed by reCAPTCHA to help with optical character recognition, which allows plain text versions of scanned documents to be easily rendered on mobile devices and for visually impaired users, according to the blog post. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed Wednesday. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Google acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA Sep 17, 2009
Google is scanning millions of books as part of its controversial book project and it said reCAPTCHAs Optical Character Recognition technology "improves the process that converts scanned images into plain text.". CAPTCHAs can be read by humans but are difficult for computers to recognize and are used on registration forms by many websites as a security measure. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Google Inc. acquires Carnegie Mellon spin-off ReCAPTCHA Inc. Sep 17, 2009
But reCAPTCHAs are created using words from printed texts that current optical character recognition programs are incapable of reading. So when humans solve the puzzle, they also help digitize pre-computer-age books, newspapers and other printed materials. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Google buys anti-spam service to help digitize books Sep 17, 2009
The books are often photographically scanned, with images of words then mechanically transformed into text by a technology called optical character recognition (OCR). The problem is that OCR is not perfect and sometimes is unable to read the words on the images. (Xinhuanet, China)
S3 to Demonstrate at CableLabs?? Summer Conference Aug 10, 2009
In addition to being able to provide all of the features you would expect to see in such a testing product, such as video analysis, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and motion detection, StormTest offers cable operators configurable, repeatable and reliable testing, a universal test infrastructure, support for black-box and white-box testing and a single platform that meets different test case needs from development right through to legacy set-top box maintenance and repair. S3 is a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lexmark's X7675 Misses the Mark Jul 30, 2009
The software's user interface could use some editing, too: Software in a consumer product shouldn't contain industry jargon like "Scan and Get Text (OCR)," which stands for "optical character recognition," a way to turn scanned text into a computer file. Placing an item to be scanned on the printer's glass didn't go any better; the Lexmark's display screen said "requesting scan," and then the machine did nothing. (BusinessWeek)
Bay area town considers license plate cameras Jul 11, 2009
The images are processed through powerful optical character recognition (OCR) engines that convert the images into data. The data is then checked against a real-time database of vehicles wanted for repossession by finance companies. (Fresno Bee -- State)
SA patents get global clout Jun 23, 2009
In return Wipo would perform an Optical Character Recognition (OCR), index the bibliographic information and make the South African patent collection available on its electronic patent search facility "PatentScope". "As Cipro is mandated to register and maintain the respective documentation of companies and intellectual property under the applicable legislation, Cipro is the custodian of the South African patent documentation," Sendwe noted. (Business Report, South Africa)
Plain-Paper Disappointment Jun 20, 2009
The otherwise first-class scanning is let down by the bundled NewSoft Presto Page Manager software, which does a nice job of thumbnailed document management but gives poor optical character recognition (OCR) results. Double-Barreled Black. (HardwareCentral)
Scanner Review: HP Scanjet N6350 Jun 16, 2009
HP also delivers the excellent Nuance PaperPort desktop document-management application and IRIS Readiris Pro OCR (optical character recognition) software for turning scanned documents into editable files. Easy Setup and Maintenance. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Shakedown time for Palm Pre Jun 16, 2009
You could buy optical character recognition (OCR) software, which would let you convert scanned documents into editable files in familiar formats such as Microsoft Word's. doc. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Newspapers online a 'fast track' to history May 21, 2009
Firstly, the microfilm had to be scanned and sent overseas where optical character recognition software converted the image to text - essential for enabling keyword searches, she said. With the NLA's core focus on material that is out of copyright, newspaper print quality can vary dramatically, often yielding less-than accurate results from character recognition software. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Be kind to Kindles May 9, 2009
Hawthorne has a Plustek BookReader V100, a reading device that has both text-to-speech and optical character recognition. She was impressed with the dramatic results she achieved even from her very first attempt. (EETimes)
Library Digitizes Local Daily Apr 29, 2009
Owner of paper copies of the Daily Times from 1936 through 1979, the library is having the 430 volumes, approximately 18 pounds each, digitized and made searchable through optical character recognition. When the process is complete, patrons will be able to search keywords for relevant Daily Times pages. (MediaWeek.com)
Mariner rebrands ReceiptWallet as Paperless Apr 18, 2009
Paperless lets you scan or import receipts and other paperwork, using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and other data entry aids to help recognize and categorize receipts and documents as PDF files. The software features built-in search capabilities that help you find and organize receipts and documents into collections. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
In Cash-Is-King Economy, Companies Pursue Better Ways to Manage and Preserve Cash, Lower Costs Apr 1, 2009
" One opportunity is the ability to negotiate favorable payment terms, according to Walker. With paper-based systems, typical invoice processing time is about three weeks. In contrast, the typical processing time with an invoice management solution is just one-to-two days. This means that the company now has the option of negotiating lower rates in exchange for rapid payment. For a $5 billion corporation, a 2 percent discount could translate into several million dollars in cash savings over the... (Canada Newswire)
Pixily Moves Your Paper Documents Online Mar 9, 2009
Better than just taking a photo of the documents you send, your documents are be subjected to something called optical character recognition, which means that as the picture of the document is created the words it contains are, with a reasonable degree of accuracy, captured as well. The result: Once the documents are in your account, you can search through the results. (BusinessWeek)
Don't have a Kindle 2? Try these online book sites Feb 25, 2009
Project Gutenberg also represents a less commercial side of the Web -- it operates largely via the work of volunteers, who either submit the scanned documents or proofread them (comparing the scanned page image with the text produced by optical character recognition). In short, I was a regular visitor to the site 10 years ago when I was downloading books to my Psion 3a handheld, and it's still one of my favorite sites. (Computerworld)
Let the war begin: iPhone/Google vs. Kindle Feb 10, 2009
Somehow the Google team managed to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 1. 5 million books and get them on the net the week before Kindle 2 released. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Google Brings Books To iPhone, Android Devices Feb 8, 2009
"Our solution to make these books accessible is to extract the text from the page images so it can flow on your mobile browser just like any other Web page. This extraction process is known as optical character recognition, or OCR for short," Google's team wrote. "Getting this right allows us to render the book in a way that follows the format of the original book.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Preparing for the robot takeover 101 Feb 7, 2009
A spate of innovations ensued during the following decades, including Kurzweil's creation of "optical character recognition," allowing computers to read written text in several typefaces. Since the late 1980s, however, Kurzweil has turned much of his energies to future-gazing and writing books about what he sees ahead. (Toronto Star)
