摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a business form reading method and a device capable of performing correctly character recognition on a space, regardless of deficiency of a business form to be subjected to scanning processing. <P>SOLUTION: In this business form reading method for reading characters printed or handwritten on a business form taken in an image form, a business form classification of the business form is determined. If determination of the business form classification is failed, a business form classification inputted manually is determined as the business form classification of the business form. Then, the characters are read based on the business form classification determined in an automatic determination step or in a manual determination step. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |