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CHAPTER 6
Recognition
Systems
Ms. Masarrah
Ms. Masarrah
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe the meaning of OMR, OCR, BAR CODES, RFID,

ANPR.

2. Explain how the recognition systems technology

operates.

3. Explain the biometric recognition with its advantages

and disadvantages.
 Automated
Number Plate
Recognition
Optical Systems
Character
Recognition Bar Codes/ QR
Codes and
RFID
Types of
Optical Mark Recognitions
Recognition Systems
Biometric
Recognition
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
✓ DEFINTION: Enables data marked by a human, such as surveys, multi-choice
examination papers and school registers to be captured during a scanning process.

✓ It gathers data from marks on a document by detecting the difference in the

reflection of light from marks such as lines or shaded areas.

✓ It does this by using scanner and OMR software. It will automatically interpret the
scanned data and return accurate results very quickly.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1. Very fast method of data entry as the machine 1. There may be mistakes if the mark isn’t dark
can read the forms far quicker than a human. enough, doesn’t fill the required area or has gone
beyond it.
2. Much more accurate method of input than a 2. Forms may jam in the machine.
human.
3. Only suitable for questions with a definite answer.
Could not read continuous text input.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

➢ DEFINITION: Scans a typewritten document and translates

the images into an electronic format that the computer can
understand.
➢ Used special software to turn it into text that can be used by a
word processor.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1. Quicker than someone entering the 1. Mistakes often happen, for example,
text manually. letters are not recognized.

2. Cheaper than paying someone to do 2. The documents may be torn and dirty
it. and so difficult to read.
Automated Number Plate Recognition Systems
(ANPRS)

• DEFINITION: A system capable of reading car number plates, with a high

degree of accuracy, without human intervention.
• Used infrared lighting to enable it to take images of car number plates day
or night.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. Number plates can be read all day, 1. Extreme weather conditions can
every day. affect accuracy.
2. Vehicles can be checked and located. 2. Privacy concerns: mass surveillance
is an infringement of a person’s rights.
3. Safety can be improved by helping to
catch speeding drivers.
Bar Codes/ QR Codes and RFID

❖ BAR CODES: Read by devices that shine a laser at them and then read the
reflection to tell how thick the lines are. Lines are taken in pairs and can represent
the digits 0 to 9 (examples, in a shop).
❖ QR CODES: Used to place information onto your smartphone that will give you
more information about something (an item for sales, concert, business). QR
codes can store a lot more data than a bar code (url links, geo coordinates and
text).
❖ RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES (RFID): Used to track stock,
passports, automobiles and contactless payments. RFID reader will take data
from an RFID tag attached to an item when it is within range.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1. Product details can be read very quickly. 1. Labels may be damaged.

2. Can be used as part of an automatic 2. Cost of equipment and staff training.

stock control system.
 Biometric Recognition

❖ DEFINITION: Provides strong authentications that is based on

unique physical traits such as face, fingerprints, handprints, retina or
iris (eye) scans or voice and behavioral traits such as voice pattern or
handwriting and signatures.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1. Improved security. 1. Environment and usage can affect
measurements.
2. Quicker authentication. 2. Systems are not 100% accurate.
3. Improved customer experience. 3. May not recognize individuals if their
characteristics have changed.
4. Cannot be forgotten or lost like a password or 4. There may be fake positives, example,
swipe card. criminals could impressions of a person’s
fingerprint to make a fake version.
5. Reduced operational costs. 5. Hygiene concerns if they are contact based.
Biometric Recognition Cont..

❑In order for organization to make use of biometrics, it would be

necessary for them to have:

❖A suitable biometric reader or scanner.

❖A data bank of appropriate biometric of its employees or people
allowed to enter.
❖Software to identify the match points from the scanner against
the biometrics in the data bank.
❑Example of identification biometrics is a database of fingerprints of
known criminals.