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OCR devices are used by companies that do a large amount of processing on a regular basis. For example, Public utility companies, Insurance companies, Airlines, Banks & the Postal service (for reading postal codes).
- Public utilities – OCR is used to process documents produced as output and which can be re-used as input by the computer. For example, an Electricity bill has a returnable slip, which is printed with all the information required for re-input into a computer, i.e., customer code and amount owing. If the customer pays the exact amount stated, the returned portion of the bill is used for direct input to the computer.
- Used in Sales Order forms.
The forms can be printed by the computer with standard data, e.g. Stock codes, Account code, etc. The Salesman then enters details of the order form and returns it for OCR processing.
- Used in Stock-taking sheets.
The computer can print out stock sheets in OCR characters. The stock checker then enters the actual stock quantities on the form in careful handwriting. The sheet can then be optically read into the computer for amending the stock records.
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