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Semantic Processing

A semantic processing operation usually follows Text-line Recognition or Barcode Decoding:

flowchart LR;
     A[3.Text-line Recognition]-->C[Semantic Processing]
     B[3.Barcode Decoding]-->C[Semantic Processing]
     style C fill:#f96,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px

What is Semantic Processing

The purpose of “Semantic Processing” is to make the recognized text more user friendly. At present, it means to parse a text, which follows a specific specification, into fields. For example, on this sample passport image

we can find the MRZ and recognize the following text lines with a “Recognize-Text-Lines” task:

P<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
L898902C36UTO7408122F1204159ZE184226B<<<<<10

these lines don’t make much sense to us, so we parse them with a “Semantic Processing” task and with a bit more code, the result becomes something like this:

Document Type : PASSPORT (TD-3)
Issuing State : UTO
Surname : ERIKSSON
Given Name : ANNA MARIA
Passport Number : L898902C3
Nationality : UTO
Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) : 1974-08-12
Gender : F
Date of Expiry (YYYY-MM-DD) : 2012-04-15