CARMEN Automatic Container Code Recognition Software
Technical Specifications

CARMEN ACCR is an innovative identification technology for surveillance, traffic management, inventory management and logistic solutions. The CARMEN ACCR software is based on ARH's high-end OCR technology.

It is a core technology rather than a complete application, and it was specially designed and developed to be easily integrated into complex intelligent applications. As a flexible system, with its comprehensive functions library it can be tailored to meet special customer requirements.

Supported operating systems	· Windows Vista (32bit), XP (32/64bit), 2003 · Linux
Programming languages (under Windows)	· C/C++ · VB.NET · C# · Java
Programming language (under Linux)	· C++
Additional tools	· SDK for easy intergration · DLLs and ActiveX components
Type of container code	· ISO 6346 (=BIC code) · UIC code · MOCO code
Image input	· Still image from memory, file or · Live video input
Video input	· Analog (PAL or NTSC) or · Digital camera
File types	· BMP · JPEG · JPEG2000
Image formats	· Grayscale · RGB16 · RGB24 · RGB32 · YUV
Trigger	· Trigger is not needed but recommended when recognizing from live video
Processing time dependence	· Image content (complexity, noise level etc.) · Image size · Processing power (CPU speed) · Parameter settings · Number of images of the same container
Sample Processing Time (on one image)	· 500ms @ CPU 2GHz, 768 x 288 pixels (PAL/2)
Output	· Container Code in ASCII · Best image (on which the reading is most reliable) · Code position · Confidence level · Checksum
Documentation	· Reference manual in electronic format
System requirements	· Intel, 2GHz or higher Intel CPU (512MB RAM) · Free PCI or USB 2.0 port
Technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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