Introduction

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Readers are most visible at immigration check-points everywhere in the world, handling travel documents such as passports and ID cards that typically comply with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard and layout. Over time, these readers have evolved from simply reading the Machine Readable Zone in passports and ID cards, to full page image capture of the document under different light sources, and to reading IC chips embedded in the most recent versions of these documents. In parallel, OCR readers have revolutionized customer interaction by many businesses in the hospitality, retail, gaming and banking industries. Not only is the capture of customer data now faster and more accurate, but new security features (both hardware and software based) help prevent fraudulent activities. Software Development Kits, available for all OCR readers, greatly facilitate the integration of captured information into an already existing system workflow. Click below link to check further…