image recognition

Armon · 01-12-2006, 10:02 PM

Is there any way to have a shell based software decipher numbers within an image? Like in the following image: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2..._d/numbers.png

spoody_goon · 01-12-2006, 10:20 PM

Now you have to admit this seems a little out of the ordinary. That looks like the security numbers used at places like amazon.com and other on line sales. If there was a way that would be a big security risk.
But to answer your questions I think that in order for numbers or letters to be read that have to be in a line format like the are when you scan a letter you wrote. So No.

Matir · 01-12-2006, 10:49 PM

I'm actually currently conducting research for my undergraduate senior project on reading such text... and then combatting such techniques. That being said, from what I've worked on so far, I can tell you that it is possible to read many of these, it's just non-trivial and not always accurate. On the flip side, I am curious as to what legitimate purpose you have in attempting to read that text.

Armon · 01-12-2006, 11:03 PM

For a website I go to they use these images to prevent swamping the server, but certain information is only updated when the code is entered, and I would like to script a method to have the info automatically updated retrieved and logged. Nothing illegal involving amazon!

Matir · 01-12-2006, 11:14 PM

Sounds like they're trying to PREVENT people from automatically pulling data.

Armon · 01-12-2006, 11:19 PM

yes, but thats annoying, and inconvienient at times. At times I need to fetch the data, but cannot, thus this script. So.... Do you have any ideas or suggestions?....