Method and image processing apparatus for performing optical character recognition (ocr) of an article

An image processing apparatus for performing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of an article comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the processor to:
• acquire an image of the article;
• scan the image of the article using predetermined scan settings;
• identify textual regions of the scanned image of the article;
• perform the OCR of the textual regions using predetermined OCR settings;
• mark one or more textual regions of the textual regions upon determining an error in performing the OCR of the one or more textual regions;
• and
• iterate the OCR of the one or more textual regions as per one or more predefined OCR scanning parameters based on an OCR quality of the one or more textual regions upon marking the one or more textual regions.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon that when processed by a processor cause an image processing apparatus to perform acts of:

• acquiring an image of the article;
• scanning the image of the article using predetermined scan settings;
• identifying textual regions of the scanned image of the article;
• performing the OCR of the textual regions using predetermined OCR settings;
• marking one or more textual regions of the textual regions upon determining an error in performing the OCR of the one or more textual regions;
• and
• iterating the OCR of the one or more textual regions as per one or more predefined OCR scanning parameters based on an OCR quality of the one or more textual regions upon marking the one or more textual regions.