Image processing and extraction of characters

Question

I\'m trying to figure out what technologies I would need to process images for characters.

Specifically, in this example, I need to extract the hashtag that is circ

Answer 1

There is a few alternatives: Java OCR implementation

They mention the next tools:

• java ocr http://sourceforge.net/projects/javaocr/
• aspire http://asprise.com/home/
• Java Object Oriented Neural Engine http://www.jooneworld.com/
• Ron Cemer Java OCR http://www.roncemer.com/software-development/java-ocr

And a few others.

This list of links can also be useful: http://www.javawhat.com/showCategory.do?id=2138003

Generally this kind of task requires lots of trial and testing. Probably the best tool depends much more the profile of your input data than anything else.