OCR (optical character recognition) is the recognition of printed or written text characters by a computer. This involves photoscanning of the text character-by-character, analysis of the scanned-in image, and then translation of the character image into character codes, such as ASCII, commonly used in data processing.
Applications of Optical Character Recognition
- Personal digital assistant (PDA)
- Digital camcorder
- Data acquisition systems
- KVM switch
- Laser printer
- Flatbed scanner
- Digital camera
- Data logger
- CCD image sensors
- Electronic dictionary
- Touch screen monitor
- Security camera
- Barcode scanner
- Signal converters
- CMOS image sensor
- Computer speakers
- USB connector
- Machine vision system
- Wireless keyboard
- Video phone
- Analog to digital converter
- Computer cables
- Handheld document scanner
- Spectrum analyzer
- Computer cases
- Fax machine
- Digital oscilloscope
- Pressure sensor
- Inkjet printer
- PIN & avalanche photodiode
- USB cable
- Color laser printer
- Load cell
- RFID reader
- Computer mouse
- USB hub
- Fingerprint scanner, fingerprint reader
- Digital filter
- Desktop, laptop computer keyboard
- Business card scanner
- PCMCIA PC card
- Digital to analog converter
- Memory card: Compact Flash, Memory Stick, SD card
- Laptop docking station
- Label printer
- Wireless telemetry system
- SCSI cables
- Multifunction (all in one) printer
- Data recorder
- Optical mouse
- Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
- Portable barcode printer
- Strip chart recorder
- Tablet PC
- Large format printer
- Thermal printer
- CompactPCI system
