How to perform: Upload Image > Recognize Text > Make Image Searchable > Store into DB?

Question

Hey there,

I need to know how to perform the procedure, you already have read in the title.

You'll upload an image (e.g. a piece of text, an article) and on server-side the text will be recognized via OCR and stored into a database.

Which would be the best programming language for it? It should be a browser application. I found the ocropus project, but how can I combine it to common web scripting languages like PHP? Is it possible at all? Didn't have worked with Python yet.

Or a totally different approach..? Java Enterprise?

Let's rock that,

Chris

Answer 1

maybe you can use this php library i use for recognize text from images and store the text readed into database

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/2874/download/targz.html

download the rar package and run example.php and then example1.php to see how it works

here you have an image upload example: http://www.reconn.us/content/view/30/51/

hope this helps

Answer 2

If you don't mind calling an external web API for the recognition part, consider using the WiseTrend OCR API ( http://www.wisetrend.com/wisetrend_ocr_cloud.shtml , sign up at http://www.webservius.com/cons/subscribe.aspx?p=wisetrend&s=wiseocr )