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2014-02-11 17:49:47 -0600	asked a question	Can openCV be used to extract character strings from images? I have an idea of sorting through IC chips based on their types for a design project. Of course, the information about each device is printed on the top in a string of characters: The idea is that we could take a picture of this device, and process the image and extract the string `"74AC139PC."` The basis of the project would be taking a bin of random DIP chips and sorting through them to find the ones associated with a string input to the program by a user. How difficult would it be to extract such information from an image? The process is simplified because most chips have a nice white/gold text overlaid onto a black background. Further, the text is usually formatted just like the image above, so no fancy text is used. Any suggestions on where to start?