SYSTEM FOR READING PAPER SHEET SERIAL NUMBER, AND METHOD FOR READING PAPER SHEET SERIAL NUMBER

摘要

A system for reading a paper sheet serial number, for reading a serial number assigned to a paper sheet using a paper sheet image, is configured from: a paper sheet conveyance unit for conveying a paper sheet; a paper sheet identification sensor unit for acquiring a paper sheet image of the paper sheet conveyed by the paper sheet conveyance unit and identifying a type of the paper sheet using the paper sheet image; a memory unit in which a number extraction condition including position information of a plurality of serial numbers included in the paper sheet image, and character font identification information including information relating to a font and character type of each serial number are associated with the type of paper sheet and stored; and a character recognition unit for referencing the memory unit on the basis of the type of paper sheet identified by the paper sheet identification sensor unit, extracting a character image of each digit of a serial number from the paper sheet image on the basis of the number extraction condition, and recognizing a character of each character image using corresponding template data on the basis of the character font identification information.