It seems like everyday something new in the field of technology is revealed. Don’t you marvel at some of the inventions we’ve seen over the years?
What we find interesting is so many of the inventions are inspired by the human body. It makes sense, though. The way the brain works, the function of our bones and muscles – it’s all pretty incredible.
Did you know some digital technology was actually based on the abilities of the human eye? That’s right – it’s called Optical Character Recognition. And it’s something we utilize during our legal scanning process.
What Is Optical Character Recognition?
Optical Character Recognition – or OCR – is based on the eye’s ability to recognize certain characters. We aren’t even aware our eyes do this because it’s done naturally and doesn’t require any effort on our part.
Our eyes recognize patterns when we read. They differentiate between the light and dark type on the page, as well as the shapes of the letters. This is how we’re able to distinguish a letter from a number or a hyphen from an exclamation point.
To some extent, computers can do this, too. But it’s not easy for them. They don’t have the incredible human brain or eyeball. Therefore, when you ask a computer to scan a file, it won’t be able to differentiate between an image and text.
The computer just sees a whole bunch of pixels.
And this is where OCR comes in. This technology allows the computer to recognize the difference between handwriting, text, and images.
When we put this technology to use with data recovery software, the results are fantastic. We can then search a document with ease based on the content within.
This technology is benefiting pretty much every industry, too, including medical, research, legal, and more.
Why OCR Is So Important for Legal Scanning
Optical Character Recognition is utilized in conjunction with our legal copy service. When we scan your legal documents, we enable features which allow for electronic data recovery and OCR.
Legal scanning services like these are vital to nearly every business – not just lawyers. You can benefit from legal scanning if you:
- Are a medical practice with patient information
- Use legal contracts with your customers/clients
- Keep customers’ personal information on file
Having electronic files is safer in the case of fire or natural disaster. And you’re better protected against theft. You can rest assured your data is safe!
Electronic data recovery with OCR also makes your work life so much easier. It helps you and your team to be more efficient. You don’t have to worry about wasting time searching through files. With OCR, you can search your digital documents by content, which is great if you’re in a hurry.
Science and Technology Help Us Become More Efficient
It seems like every day the scientific and technological communities create something to make life easier.
Remember when you bought your first cell phone? This was a huge deal. Now, most people have phones which are basically mini-computers, photo studios, and a telephone all rolled into one. And when we get our latest smartphone, we expect it to help us be more efficient in our day-to-day activities.
Really, though, we should expect this with every new development. We should also expect people offering certain services – like a printing company – would familiarize themselves with the latest technology.
In doing so, they are better equipped to serve their customers. In turn, their customers can receive a huge ROI in those services. We all need to make investments in our businesses. Why not put forth the time and money to utilize the latest technology which will truly benefit us all?
Document Pros’ Document Scanning Services Use Only the Best Technology
The Document Pros team is committed to providing the best legal copy service in Atlanta. Therefore, we continually educate ourselves on the latest digital and legal scanning technology.
We understand how important proper scanning is and how important it is you find what you need quickly and easily.
This is why we are happy to announce we’ve been utilizing Optical Character Recognition software for a while now. And every person on our team is completely equipped to carry out your scanning and copying needs utilizing this technology.
Technology is here to make our lives easier and more efficient. We pride ourselves on the fact our team is willing to get the training needed to understand this technology. With such a dedicated team, it’s no wonder we’re able to offer competitive, affordable printing services.