Topics in Artificial Intelligence Applied to Industry 4.0

15A Smarter Way to Collect and Store Data: AI and OCR Solutions for Industry 4.0 Systems

Ajay R. Nair¹, Varun D. Tripathy¹, R. Lalitha Priya¹, Manigandan Kashimani¹, Guru Akaash N. Janthalur¹, Nusrat J. Ansari¹, and Igor Jurcic²

¹ Computer Science Department, Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

² Telecommunications and Informatics Department, HT ERONET, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

15.1 Introduction

Pattern recognition by machines has become increasingly important in many areas of our lives. From automated optical character recognition (OCR) to face recognition, text recognition, speech recognition, and more, the ability of machines to recognize patterns accurately and reliably has opened new possibilities in fields such as health care, finance, security, and entertainment. With advances in technology and machine learning algorithms, the accuracy and efficiency of pattern recognition systems have significantly improved over the years, making it possible for machines to perform tasks that were once thought to be the exclusive domain of humans.

OCR technology has enabled the conversion of scanned documents, images, and videos into editable and searchable digital formats. This has revolutionized the way we handle documents and has made it easier to store and retrieve information. OCR has also made it possible to extract text from handwritten documents, which was previously a tedious and time‐consuming task. With OCR, it is possible ...