CVISION Technologies

Question: I have several TIFF files on my computer, which takes up massive amounts of space. I want to compress all those TIFF files. How can I compress those TIFF files, without making it a PDF file?

Answer: Our PDF conversion technology features cutting-edge compression and recognition software, generating an intelligent scanned image document with an embedded OCR layer and full text search ability. We can then compress the TIFF file into PDF format which will greatly reduce the size. We also have a de-compressor which is included in the software that allows you to convert the PDF back into TIFF format.

Click on the attached link, if you are interested in testing us out.

http://www.cvisiontech.com/download_main.html

Question: Does your OCR engine support IKON scanners?

Answer: Yes, our OCR engine is compatible with IKON scanners. If you are looking for an OCR download for a IKON scanner I would suggest trying either PdfCompressor Professional or Desktop, both are equipped with OCR.

The Professional Version of PdfCompressor features improved color and bitonal compression, allowing for documents that are up to 100x smaller than their original. In addition to the compression results, the product has super-accurate OCR capabilities for over 60 languages.

The Desktop Version of PdfCompressor would also be a strong option for a IKON OCR Download. The Desktop Edition is a “lite” alternative to the Professional Edition. It is designed to compress only a single document at a time, each of which does not exceed 100 pages. You can test out the OCR on this download as well.We offer full tech support with our free 30 day evaluation of the Professional or the Desktop download. If you are interested in either product as a potential OCR Download, I have attached the link below.

http://www.cvisiontech.com/download_main.html

To see other Blog entries discussing OCR, the advantages of OCR, and how and when to use OCR, click on this link: http://www.cvisiontech.com/wordpress/?cat=5

Question: Do you offer an API (Application Programming Interface) for your PDF compression product?

Answer:  We do have an API available for use with PdfCompressor 4.0. If you are interested in using the API, please contact our sales department.

Question: I am interested in OCRing packing slips in our mailroom. The mailroom receives & sends out hundreds of packing slips daily, we need to OCR the documents, and potentially ICR, some of the handwritten text on the slips as well. We then want to compress the documents, and convert them to PDFs. Ideally, we are looking to automate, or semi-automate this process. Is this a solution you can offer? I see you provide solutions for OCR, and ICR, as well as compression and PDF conversion.

Answer: The project you are describing appears to be something we can handle. If you were simply looking to scan, compress, OCR, and convert the documents to PDFs, it would be a more straightforward solution.

Automation and handwritten recognition is more involved. Automation requires OCR and logical OCR. Automation, means extracting field information from the scanned document. Such information can be name, department, address, amount, PO number, etc. Handwritten recognition requires ICR (recognition of handwritten text), and validation rules. Validation is done using custom dictionaries, corporate database and filed level validation.

We encounter more and more clients looking to digitize, and optimize their mailroom process through automation However, each project is very distinct; one must examine the documents for OCR and ICR, to develop a recognition process. Typically, ICR recognition rates are much lower than OCR rates.

In order to properly address the question, we will need more information about the specifics of the project. Please email: proservices@cvisiontech.com to discuss further.