Custom Character recognition for android

Question

I am looking for a way to recognize a very specific set or images/characters using a android device.

I dont mind doing this either by taking a picture or scanning (not actual scanning , just hovering over a image like how the barcode readers work). Since I have never done this before ,pointers to specific Libs and directions on how things should work would be welcome.

Note : I don't want to recognize barcodes so don't point me to barcode libs unless they support custom images etc.

Answer 1

I think you are looking for an OCR lib. Check this threads:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1106202/android-ocr
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/971344/java-based-ocr-sdk-api