SOFTWARE DREAMS SCANNING OCR TECHNOLOGY

In days of not- so long ago, comuters were slow, and OsCaR lead the adaptive market in OCR Technology. OsCaR's technology has advanced with today's computers and processors. OsCaR now uses the latest OmniPage OCR package from CAERE Corporation. You can still get OsCaR with OmniPage for MS Dos 3.3+ [and higher]. Obviously with increased CPU OsCaR operates faster and better.

OsCaR uses the most advanced recognition technology to convert scanned material into text that can be used in off-the-shelf word processing, desktop publishing, database or spreadsheet programs. OsCaR's software recognizes text and makes it accessible to visually impaired individuals using adaptive technology.

OsCaR can read a variety of printed documents, even those with complex layouts and columns. OsCaR identifies important text attributes like headlines, bold, italics, and underlining.

OsCaR scans and recognizes simultaneously so you can read continuously. OsCaR highlights each word on the screen as it is spoken and OsCaR lets you immediately correct words in the scanned document.

OsCaR converts graphic images into raised dots for braille embossing on a braille printers. It automatically rotates the images internally if placed on the scanner upside down or sideways. An automatic contrast setting selects the best degree of contrast for the scanned page.

OsCaR power

The recognition software provided with OsCaR is the same as the recognition software used in the award-winning OmniPage OCR package from CAERE Corporation. This OCR power lets you convert text into files you can edit, manipulate or review at your leisure. OsCaR harnesses this state-of-the-art OCR to run under PC-DOS or MS-DOS 3.3 or higher with your existing access product.

• OsCaR is completely menu-driven so you don't need to know special DOS commands.
• Context-sensitive help is always available. Press F1 to get help at any point.
• OsCaR scans and recognizes simultaneously so you can read continuously.
• OsCaR automatically rotates documents if they are placed reversed or sideways.
• OsCaR lets you immediately correct words in the scanned document.
• Recognition can be achieved in two languages simultaneously - with a choice of eleven languages.
• OsCaR highlights each word on the screen as it is read.
• Orientation of text can be upright (portrait) or sideways (landscape).
• OsCaR automatically collates a two-sided document after scanning all the front sides then all the back sides.
• OsCaR reads text as small as 6 point and as large as 72 point.
• Used with VersaPoint or Everest braille embossers, OsCaR can convert black and white images into corresponding tactile graphics.

System Requirements

The complete OsCaR system runs on a 386, 486, or Pentium microprocessor computer with 1 empty slot, 8 megabytes of system memory, and a hard disk drive with 12 megabytes of available space. You also need a high-density 3.5" floppy disk drive and an EGA or VGA monitor.

The OsCaR System Includes:

• Custom OsCaR user interface software specially designed to use with access devices.
• Compact Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3p high- resolution scanner and interface card. Sheet feeder is optional.

Supporting Cast

OsCaR interfaces with most speech and braille systems, as well as TeleSensory's family of products including ScreenPower Speech, PowerBraille 40 computer screen enlarger.

Using OsCaR