AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF AMOUNTS IN HANDWRITTEN CHEQUES

Filipe Coelho, Luis F. Teixeira, Luis Batista, Jaime S. Cardoso

2008

Abstract

Until the rise of electronic means for direct debit, bank cheques have been used as the best form of payment, balancing security and ease of use. Its acceptance and generalized use are result of international agreements that define rules for filling and using it. The fast processing of payments and transactions through safer electronic methods has created the need to reduce its usage over the last years. But despite this progressive reduction, bank cheques still are and will continue to be used; therefore, there is the need to optimize processing mechanisms. The existing automatic cheque processing systems are proprietary and not adapted to the Portuguese language, which is crucial for the cheque analysis and recognition. A prototype of an automatic system for the recognition of the amount in Portuguese bank cheques has been implemented and is being used as a test platform for improved intelligent character recognition algorithms.

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in Harvard Style

Coelho F., F. Teixeira L., Batista L. and S. Cardoso J. (2008). AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF AMOUNTS IN HANDWRITTEN CHEQUES . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications - Volume 1: SIGMAP, (ICETE 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-60-9, pages 320-324. DOI: 10.5220/0001937303200324


in Bibtex Style

@conference{sigmap08,
author={Filipe Coelho and Luis F. Teixeira and Luis Batista and Jaime S. Cardoso},
title={AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF AMOUNTS IN HANDWRITTEN CHEQUES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications - Volume 1: SIGMAP, (ICETE 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={320-324},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001937303200324},
isbn={978-989-8111-60-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications - Volume 1: SIGMAP, (ICETE 2008)
TI - AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF AMOUNTS IN HANDWRITTEN CHEQUES
SN - 978-989-8111-60-9
AU - Coelho F.
AU - F. Teixeira L.
AU - Batista L.
AU - S. Cardoso J.
PY - 2008
SP - 320
EP - 324
DO - 10.5220/0001937303200324