A2iA Corporation has unveiled the first-ever automated data capture and keyword spotting software for freeform cursive handwriting, making it possible to quickly scan through the content contained within large volumes of unstructured handwritten letters and loosely structured fields within forms.
Using A2iA’s Intelligent Word Recognition (IWR) technology, combined with the company’s broad range of document analysis technologies, A2iA DocumentReader enables a computer to mimic a human speed-reader.
It locates, segments and processes the information contained in the paper that businesses use and archive every day – cursive handwritten information previously excluded from traditional forms processing and records management applications.
Applications include spotting keywords to route incoming mail – as well as knowledge management applications, where large batches of documents containing cursive handwriting become searchable for the first time. Full-page handwritten letters can be analyzed by locating the paragraphs composing the main body content and segments the paragraphs into lines and the lines into words. It then converts the handwritten words into electronic data, matching the words against language-specific and industry-specific vocabularies of between 10,000 and 30,000 words, to produce a rough transcription.
Companies now have the ability to index in electronic text format and together with other data entered or captured electronically – the information contained in documents that are typically read, archived and retrieved manually in their native format or stored in image archives. The captured data can fuel customer relationship management and knowledge management applications. Other potential applications include collecting handwritten intelligence from doctor’s notes, prescriptions, accident witness statements, police reports, and litigation support, to name a few. Automated data capture and keyword spotting software are another great business resource.
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