OCR or Optical Character Recognition is a technology, which reads the text from the image.
For Example, if you have a image which has some text, like the image shown below,
In this image you can see that there is some visual graphics in the image and also some text written over it.
It is a image file which has a picture and some text in it. So, if you require only the written text from it, then it is possible to get the text from the digital image by using the OCR or Optical Character Recognition.
HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY WORKS?
OCR or Optical Character Recognition works by identifying characters from the images. Earlier the OCR technology was able to identify only one font at a time. Now, using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the technology has reached to high end. This technology can identify multiple fonts.
APPLICATIONS:
OCR or Optical Character Recognition is used for passport recognition, in banks, for captcha, by google for language translation using camera.
OCR is used in the language translation like shown above. The camera is shown to the sign board with different language. Now, the OCR technology comes into picture. It converters efficiently into language you want.
FUTURE:
Over years the OCR or Optical Character Recognition has improved a lot. And in Future, the engineers are working in making the technology more and more efficient using Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning.
“OCR OR OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION IS A TECHNOLOGY WHICH RETRIEVE THE TEXT FROM A IMAGE.”