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The selection of the reading mode is confirmed by the status window.
That’s all it takes, you are now ready to scan handprinted numerals!
HANDPRINTING OR HANDWRITING?
Up to now, we used the word “handprinting” to describe the recognition of
handwritten symbols by the IRISPen. What do we mean exactly by handprinting?
Handwriting is used to describe continuous or “cursive” handwritten text. The
symbols within a word or character string are linked, it is impossible to say where
one symbol ends and another starts. With handprinting on the other hand, the
symbols are separated and the recognition software has an easier job to isolate
the individual characters.
To strengthen the recognition results further, the IRISPen limits recognition to
the numeric symbols: the numeral '8' cannot be mistaken for a "B", '0' cannot
be confused with an "0" or "o" etc.
The dot, comma and hyphen symbols are also recognized for banking appli-
cations. However, spaces are ignored in the output. The characters are “glued”,
no word concept is used when handprinted symbols are read. On the other hand,
telephone numbers, bank account numbers, dates etc. are recognized by the speech
module. When the speech feature is enabled, the word "area code" is added in
telephone numbers, pauses are inserted where dashes occur in bank account
numbers etc.
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