What is data field recognition?
When software uses data field recognition, this means that the program recognizes text on a page by breaking up into data fields and extracting text from different data fields separately. This is an important capability for processing forms with separate fields for different pieces of information. Data field recognition allows you to go beyond simply making scanned text recognizable to the computer; it actually lets you take the additional step of processing the text and sorting it into a digital spreadsheet or database according to its position on the page. Rather than having stacks of paper forms, you can use text recognition software to instantly input the data into a convenient digital format.
Why use ICR for data field recognition?
Document automation tools cannot provide the full range of services using optical character recognition (OCR) software alone. OCR allows for the recognition of printed text in data fields, but it cannot help a computer to process scanned forms containing spaces for handwritten responses. In order to process handwritten text, you need intelligent character recognition (ICR) software, which is not restricted to printed fonts. ICR is essential for forms processing because many documents have space for handwritten information. Having access to this type of software instantly broadens your document automation capabilities.
Implementing ICR data field recognition
You can implement ICR data field recognition in processing any scanned forms, such as checks, applications, surveys, and other structured documents. These documents are set up in a format that allows them to be broken into data fields for electronic processing. In order to use ICR for document automation, install the necessary software on your computer and begin scanning incoming documents. For high volume scanning, be sure that your software has batch processing capabilities.
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