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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Matsumoto, JP;
Atsushi Natsuno, Matsumoto, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The recognition rate is improved and recognition errors suppressed when recognizing magnetic ink characters. The character recognition unitof a check readerrecognizes a magnetic ink characterby performing magnetic recognition based on comparing reference waveform data with character waveform data acquired by reading the magnetic ink characterwith a magnetic head, and optical recognition based on comparing reference image data with image data acquired by reading the magnetic ink characterwith a front contact image sensor; selects a plurality of candidates for the magnetic ink characterby magnetic recognition; and when plural candidates are characters with mutually similar character waveform data, determines that the one plural candidate character that matches the character recognized by optical recognition with reliability exceeding a specific threshold is the magnetic ink character