FEATURE: INTELLIGENT CAPTURE SOLUTIONS
IN READING THE
BARCODE WHILST
SCANNING, DECISIONS
CAN BE MADE
BY VALIDATING
INFORMATION WITH
EXTERNAL DATABASES
AND THEN SENDING
THE HARD COPY TO THE
RIGHT POCKET AND THE
DATE INTO THE RIGHT
WORKFLOW
the latest high-production scanners
reduces both the pre- and post-scanning
workload. Whether it’s automatically
depositing patch sheets into a separate
bin for reuse or isolating documents
like stock certificates or driver’s licenses,
sorting is a valuable time-saver.
2. Four-layer document protection:
Keeping papers intact
Sorting alone isn’t enough. Even with the
best document preparation, there are
a number of conditions that can cause
challenges for the scanning operation.
Enter, four layers of protection. This
capability prevents the “train wreck of
documents”—when one sheet gets
caught in the transport and sets off a
chain reaction of trapped or torn papers.
Length detection protects against
papers getting stuck or overlapped and
appearing as one long document, when
in fact they are two documents.
Ultrasonic double document detection
also ensures that only one document
enters the scanner at a time, which
is especially helpful when a small
document sticks together with a larger
document. Intelligent document
protection “listens” for a tell-tale
crumpling sound and immediately stops
the scanning process to protect the
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EMMA ISICHEI
Worldwide Category
Director, Capture Solutions,
Kodak Alaris.
papers. Lastly, metal detection prevents
forgotten staples and paper clips from
throwing a wrench into the process and
scratching the scanner glass.
3. Barcode and data extraction:
Getting the most out of your data
Barcodes provide essential data needed
to index documents. When barcodes
aren’t interpreted until after documents
have been scanned, critical data can be
lost. New scanners read the barcodes
during scanning. They capture a high-
resolution raw version of the barcodes,
which is more easily interpreted
through barcode recognition engines.
This results in fewer cases in which
employees have to manually enter data
due to a blurry barcode that software
couldn’t read. In reading the barcode
whilst scanning, decisions can be made
by validating information with external
databases and then sending the hard
copy to the right pocket and the date
into the right workflow.
4. Intelligent printing: Making it
easier to track documents
Disorganised documents are a
pricey threat to business workflows.
One solution? Intelligent features
that help track paper documents.
Some of the modern day scanners
comes equipped with intelligent
features to physically or digitally
print on documents and images.
Image addressing, indexing and
patch counting all help track data
in business systems, automating
tedious tasks and boosting efficiency.
When handling just a couple of
documents, rescanning one page
may not be a big deal. But in a
high-volume environment, that
kind of rework is a major drag on
morale, productivity and efficiency.
The above features solve the
biggest problems posed by capture
processes today—and set businesses
up for success.
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