Apparatus and method for locating characters on a label

摘要: Locating and recognizing characters on a machine produced label, for example, is accomplished faster more accurately by searching first second identifiable objects within search windows, respectively. The windows are typically much smaller than the label or image being searched. object top portion of bottom label. Having located each object, reference point determined each. From these two points, precise character bar code locations can be predicted reading codes printed at predetermined locations. A window superimposed over its estimated location searched to read thereat. If could not located, due torn an alternate may thereon.