METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORM PROCESSING

摘要

The invention provides a method of processing an information form such as a postal change of address form. The method includes the steps of scanning (20) a sheet having written information thereon reflecting the data elements to obtain an image, processing the image with character recognition logic (22), analyzing the text data to determine a scanning error probability (24), if the scanning error probability exceeds a predetermined limit, attempting to correct such error by editing (26) of the text data using predetermined correction criteria and a human operator viewing the text data, checking one or more elements of the text data against a first database of valid data elements, if the element is found in the first database, updating a second database to include at least new or revised text data, and rejecting the text data and aborting updating the second database for such text data that cannot be corrected.