Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Recognize text using optical character recognition

Recognizing text in images is a common task performed in computer vision applications. For example, you can capture video from a moving vehicle to alert a driver about a road sign. Segmenting out the text from a cluttered scene helps with related tasks such as optical character recognition (OCR).

Apps

OCR TrainerTrain an optical character recognition model to recognize a specific set of characters

Functions

ocrRecognize text using optical character recognition
ocrTextObject for storing OCR results

Topics

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Local Feature Detection and Extraction

Learn the benefits and applications of local feature detection and extraction

Point Feature Types

Choose functions that return and accept points objects for several types of features

Use Optical Character Recognition

Train Optical Character Recognition for Custom Fonts

Train the ocr function to recognize a custom language or font by using the OCR app

Install OCR Language Data Files

Support files for optical character recognition (OCR) languages.

Troubleshoot ocr Function Results

Troubleshooting for Optical character recognition (OCR) ocr function

Featured Examples