GB/T 12184-2007 in English

《GB/T 12184-2007信息处理 磁墨字符识别 印制规范》由TC180（全国金融标准化技术委员会）归口，主管部门为中国人民银行。
为实现磁墨字符的识别,本标准的第一部分规定了10个数字、4个符号的形状、尺寸及允许误差;
描述了各种印制缺陷、允许误差及其他相关事宜,并对信号电平的测量做了说明。本标准也提及了经常和E13B磁墨字符识别相关的光电字符识别技术。
标准的第一部分规定的字符,最早是为银行进行数据的自动处理而开发的,但也适用于其他信息自动处理系统。

Scope

In order to realize the recognition of magnetic ink characters, the first part of this standard stipulates the shape, size and allowable error of 10 numbers and 4 symbols; describes various printing defects, allowable errors and other related matters, and specifies the signal level The measurements are explained. This standard also mentions the OCR technology that is often associated with El3B Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. The characters specified in the first part of the standard were originally developed for the automated processing of data by banks, but are also applicable to other automated information processing systems. Note: The term "magnetic ink" in this standard refers to magnetic ink with magnetizability and recognizability.