Efficient Verification or Disambiguation of Character Recognition Results

A system for character recognition disambiguation, the system comprising:

• a logic unit for selecting a first set of characters that match a first visual profile based on results of a character recognition process applied to target content;
• a logic unit for selecting a subset of the first set based on criteria associated with at least one of confidence level with which characters grouped in the subset are recognized or fragmentation associated with the characters grouped in the subset;
• and
• a logic unit for disambiguating recognition results for the characters grouped in the subset by displaying the characters along with context information, wherein reviewing two or more of the characters on a display screen along with context information associated with said two or more characters allows a human operator to select one or more suspect characters from among the two or more characters.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

• select a first set of characters that match a first visual profile based on results of a character recognition process applied to target content;
• select a subset of the first set based on criteria associated with at least one of confidence level with which characters grouped in the subset are recognized or fragmentation associated with the characters grouped in the subset;
• and
• disambiguate recognition results for the characters grouped in the subset by displaying the characters along with context information, wherein reviewing two or more of the characters on a display screen along with context information associated with said two or more characters allows a human operator to select one or more suspect characters from among the two or more characters.