Data Scanning Devices

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1. Data Scanning Devices
2. Data Scanning Devices
o Input devices that enable direct data entry into a computer
o system from source documents
o Eliminate the need to key in text data into the computer
o Due to reduced human effort in data entry, they improve
o data accuracy and also increase the timeliness of the
o information processed
o Demand high quality of input documents
o Some data scanning devices are also capable of recognizing
o marks or characters
3. Image Scanner
o Input device that translates paper documents into an electronic format for
storage in a computer
o Electronic format of a scanned image is its bit map representation
o Stored image can be altered or manipulated with an image-processing
software
4. 2 Common Types of Image Scanners
o Flat - bed Scanner
o Hand - held Scanner
5. Flat - bed Scanner
o Looks Like a photocopy machine
o Has a box with a glass plate on the top & a lid.
o Document to be scanned is placed on the glass plate.
o A light source below the glass plate moves from 1 line to the another &
scans all the lines.
o Takes few seconds to scan a document.
6. Hand – held Scanner
o Contains LEDs & can be held in hand.
o To scan, dragged slowly over the document from 1 end to another.
o Has to be dragged very slowly & steadily.
o Used only when high accuracy is not needed.
o Cheaper than a flatbed scanner.
o Used when volume of documents to be scanned is low.
7. Limitations of Image Scanners
o Scanned document is stored as an image & not as text. So it is not possible
to do any word processing of the document.
o Storage space required is more for an image than text.
8. OCR – Optical Character Recognition
o Scanner with a character recognition software
o (called OCR software ) that converts the bit map images
o of characters to ASCII codes
o Enables word processing of input text and also requires
o less space for storing the document
o OCR software is extremely complex because it is difficult
o to make a computer recognize an unlimited number of
o fonts
o Two standard OCR fonts are OCR-A (American standard)
o and OCR-B (European standard)
9. OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION OCR-A FONT OCR-B FONT
10. OMR – Optical Mark Reader
o Scanner capable of recognizing a pre-specified type of mark by pencil or
pen
o Very useful for grading tests with objective type questions, or for any
input data that is of a choice or selection nature
11. OMR-OPTICAL MARK READER
12. OMR Sheet
13. BAR CODE READER SUPPLIER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SPECFIC
PRODUC-T CODE NUMBER
14. Bar Code Reader
o Scanner used for reading (decoding) bar-coded
o data
o Bar codes represent alphanumeric data by a combination of adjacent
vertical lines (bars) by varying their width and the spacing between them
o Scanner uses laser-beam to stroke across pattern of bar code. Different
patterns of bars reflect the beam in different ways sensed by a light-
sensitive detector
o Universal Product Code (UPC) is the most widely known bar coding
system
15. An Example
16. MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
o MICR is used by banking industry for faster processing of large volume of
cheques
o Bank’s identification code (name, branch, etc.), account number and
cheque number are pre-printed (encoded)using characters from a special
character set on all cheques
o Special ink is used that contains magnetizable particles of iron oxide
o MICR reader-sorter reads data on cheques and sorts them for distribution
to other banks or for further processing
17. MICR Character Set
18. Digitizer
o Input device used for converting (digitizing) pictures, maps and drawings
into digital form for storage in computers
 o Commonly used in the area of Computer Aided Design (CAD) by
architects and engineers to design cars, buildings medical devices, robots,
mechanical parts, etc.
o Used in the area of Geographical Information System(GIS) for digitizing
maps available in paper form
19. Electronic Card Reader
o Electronic cards are small plastic cards having encoded data appropriate
for the application for which they are used
o Electronic-card reader is used to read data encoded on an electronic card
and transfer it to the computer for further processing
o Used together as a means of direct data entry into a computer system
o Used by banks for use in automatic teller machines(ATMs) and by
organizations for controlling access of employees to physically secured
areas
20. Speech Recognition Devices
o Input device that allows a person to input data to a computer system by
speaking to it
o Today’s speech recognition systems are limited to accepting few words
within a relatively small domain and can be used to enter only limited
kinds and quantities of data
21. Uses of Speech Recognition
o For inputting data to a computer system by a person in situations where
his/her hands are busy
o For data input by dictation
o For authentication of a user by a computer system based on voice input
o For limited use of computers by individuals with physical disabilities
22. Vision - Input Systems
o Allow computer to accept input just by seeing an object.
o Input data is normally an object’s shape and features in the form of an
image.