Intelligent document scanning
Once the documents have been captured directly from the scanner, document classification and data extraction is performed with powerful recognition technology including:
- ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) to read and convert hand-printed text from a graphical image format to an editable text format.
- OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) to detect non-text responses on forms. OMR is used to evaluate choice fields and entry fields.
- OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to read and convert machine-printed text from a graphical image format to an editable text format. Constrained print fields and image zones can collect OCR data.
- Barcode recognition to capture all standard barcode types, including two-dimensional (2D) matrix barcodes.
- Signature detection to ensure forms have been authorised.
- Page structure, graphic or logo detection for page classification.
High volume document scanners
ePC can provide recommendations and supply a range of hardware, including high throughput document scanners and servers, to support our data capture solutions.
Our high volume document scanners (see below) start at 30 pages per minute and go up to over 200 pages per minute. This means the data capture software will scan paper forms in minutes – even data from large projects will be captured quickly. There is no need for manual sorting – the system will do it for you, saving you even more time.
Our recommended scanners can scan in duplex and colour while supporting automatic sheet feeders with a capacity from 50 pages to several hundred. We also have specialist solutions for drop-out inks, special paper and endorsement (printing scan dates or references on the page as it scans) if required.
Canon DR-C240
Max page size: A4
Pages per minute: 45
Feeder capacity: 60 pages
Max daily throughput: 2,000 pages
RRP*: £650
Kodak Alaris S2070
Max page size: A4
Pages per minute: 70
Feeder capacity: 80 pages
Max daily throughput: 5,000 pages
RRP*: £800
Max page size: A4
Pages per minute: 85
Feeder capacity: 300 pages
Max daily throughput: 20,000 pages
RRP*: £2,500
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Max page size: A3
Pages per minute: 80
Feeder capacity: 100 pages
Max daily throughput: 10,000 pages
RRP*: £3,800
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Max page size: A3
Pages per minute: 120
Feeder capacity: 500 pages
Max daily throughput: 60,000 pages
RRP*: £6,500
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Max page size: A3
Pages per minute: 160
Feeder capacity: 500 pages
Max daily throughput: 125,000 pages
RRP*: £22,000
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* Prices subject to change and exclude VAT.
Scanner maintenance
A technical support package is available, including telephone and eMail assistance, to help set up and maintain your scanner.
Additionally, we can offer maintenance cover for your scanner. This option provides peace of mind that, in the event of a hardware malfunction, loan equipment of equivalent or higher specification will be supplied until repairs on your scanner are complete.
Remote web capture
If web-based distributed scanning is required, we have several options including eScan. Remote scanning software allows sites to scan forms into a central data capture system over the Internet.
Web Scanning Station
A Web Scanning Station is available in ABBYY FlexiCapture for remote scanning of paper documents and sending them to the server for additional form processing.
TeleForm Web Capture Option (WCO)
TeleForm Web Capture Option (WCO) is deployed via a webserver to allow remote connection through a web browser.
Upon connection, it automatically downloads ActiveX to control your scanner before displaying a customisable TeleForm scanning interface. You can create new batches, capture data, and submit batches to the Web Capture Server for processing.
TeleForm will read the batch files and run the standard identification, evaluation, verification, and export process on the data.
No installation is required and the solution uses SSL for guaranteed security.
Remote Capture Station (RCS)
For remote sites with high volume throughput, TeleForm Remote Capture Station (RCS) is the ideal tool. Installed on a client PC as a Windows application, it is configured to your TeleForm system through a shared folder, UNC path or FTP site.
RCS can be used with TeleForm Workgroup or TeleForm Enterprise to scan forms and questionnaires from distributed locations. RCS operators can create batches of images, perform quality control on them, then transfer the batch to the main TeleForm system for evaluation, verification, and data export.
More feature-rich than the Web Capture Option, RCS provides scheduled uploading of scanned batches, a useable interface and access to job settings.
Faxed forms
ePC can provide systems that connect directly to your incoming fax line, eliminating the need for paper faxes. This speeds up and improves the image quality by which completed forms are entered into the system ready for data extraction.
Electronic forms
With the optional eForm Suite you also have the option of data capture via electronic forms (i.e. HTML or PDF) completed and submitted over the Internet.
The module is directly integrated into TeleForm Designer and allows you to export a paper template as an electronic form in Acrobat PDF or HTML format.
All fields created in the TeleForm Designer are converted to electronic fill-in fields with business rules automatically applied. Once published, the forms are completed by your end-users in a web browser and submitted to the TeleForm Verifier module before validated data is exported.
For stand-alone electronic forms software, please click here.