Abstract: A system for locating and identifying the amount of field on a check or other financial document including the steps of identifying the type of characters within each rectangular block as either machine print, hand print, decimal point, or vertical bar, and then using that identification of type to determine which block is to be identified as the amount field.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 1990
Date of Patent:
June 2, 1992
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation