Job: OCR Library

You need to write a Library Function. You will get a JPG or image file as input.

You will output text in key-value paris. Where the value is any number on the page and the key is whatever text preceded the value.

The file may have the following characteristics: - Be black and white or color - Will be fixed type of font - The image quality can be matched to whatever you want

You must: - Use Java to expose to the library's functions - Run in reasonable amount of time - Provide full source code - Provide list of dependencies - Provide reasonable amount of documentation - Provide javadocs - Tell us which formats of bill can be processed

You are free to: - Use whichever library you want to do the ocr - Use a C based ocr, and call it from Java using JNI - Use whatever platform you want

Use images similar to: http://www.growingmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/coned-bill-june-2008.jpg

jhighsmith at gmail dot com