Document identification device, document definition method and document identification method

A document identification device, comprising:

• means for creating document definition which includes a plurality of identification items including identification items necessary for character recognition and identification items to define a blank area;
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• means for identifying documents in accordance with document definition which checks the identification items defining a plane area before check of the identification items necessary for character recognition.

A document definition method, comprising the step of:

• defining a plane area of each of a plurality of documents to be identified in document definition used in executing document identification in accordance with a plurality of set identification items for each of the plurality of documents to be identified.

A document definition method, comprising the steps of:

• defining a plane area of each of a plurality of documents to be identified in document definition used in executing document identification in accordance with a plurality of identification items including identification items necessary for character recognition for each of the plurality of documents to be identified;
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• executing check of the identification items defining the plane area before check of the identification items necessary for character recognition.

A document identification method for identifying documents in accordance with document definition of a plurality of identification items, comprising the step of:

• identifying the documents in accordance with document definition including identification items to define a plane area of each of a plurality of documents to be identified.

A document identification method of identifying documents in accordance with a plurality of identification items including identification items necessary for character definition, comprising the steps of:

• defining a plane area of each of the plurality of documents to be identified;
• and
• checking identification items defining the plane area before check of the identification items necessary for character recognition.

A document identification device, comprising:

• means for identifying documents in accordance with document definition based on a plurality of identification items;
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• means for identifying documents in accordance with document definition including identification items defining a character existing area.

A document identification device, comprising:

• means for identifying documents in accordance with document definition based on a plurality of identification items including identification items necessary for character recognition;
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• means for identifying documents in accordance with document definition which checks the identification items defining a character existing area and a blank area secured around the character existing area before check of the identification items necessary for character recognition.

A document definition method, comprising the step of:

• defining a character existing area of each of a plurality of documents to be identified, or a blank area around the character existing area in document definition used in executing document identification in accordance with a plurality of set identification items for each of the plurality of documents to be identified.

A document definition method, comprising the steps of:

• defining a character existing area of each of a plurality of documents to be identified, or a blank area around the character existing area in document definition used in executing document identification in accordance with a plurality of identification items including identification items necessary for character recognition for each of the plurality of documents to be identified;
• and
• executing check of the identification items defining the character existing area, or the identification items defining the character existing area and the blank area around the character existing area before check of the identification items necessary for character recognition.

A document identification method for identifying documents in accordance with document definition based on a plurality of identification items, comprising the step of:

• identifying documents in accordance with document definition including identification items defining a character existing area, or a character existing area and a blank area around the character existing area for each of a plurality of documents to be identified.

A document identification method for identifying documents in accordance with a plurality of identification items including identification items necessary for character recognition, comprising the steps of:

• defining a character existing area, or a character existing area or a blank area around the character existing area for each of a plurality of documents to be identified;
• and
• checking the identification items defining the character existing area, or the character existing area and the blank area around the character existing area before check of the identification items necessary for character recognition.