ABBYY FineReader Engine can automatically detect MRZ on the ID document image and extract the encoded data. The extracted data contains several fields with the personal information about the document and its holder, such as:
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Type of document (Passport, ID, Visa)
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Issuing country
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Surname (primary identifier)
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Names (secondary identifier)
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Document number (+ check digit)
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Nationality
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Date of birth (+ check digit)
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Sex
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Date of expiry (+ check digit)
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Additional date of the issuing state (+ check digit)
With FineReader Engine implemented, your application can be extended by the ability to search through the personal data fields, verify the data and save it to an external file for further processing.
To extract the data from MRZ, image files obtained by scanning, photographing or saved in electronic formats typically undergo several processing stages:
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Preprocessing of scanned images or photos
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Extracting data from MRZ
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Export to an external file
You may save the extracted data in an external format: XML and JSON are supported.
Note: To save your time and efforts, FineReader Engine contains a source code sample for MRZ data extraction (MRZExtraction) which can be used in your application free of charge.
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