DE2410306

An arrangement for determining the optimum angle to scan characters for subsequent character recognition. Data from a plurality of initial or preliminary vertical scans is stored in a matrix and analyzed at the end of each scan for the angular relationship of the stored data, each representing a line segment oriented at one or another of several pre-selected angles from the horizontal. In each instance where an angle criterion is satisfied, a corresponding latch or memory device is set on. At the end of each trace, the memory devices are interrogated and corresponding counters are advanced to record the number of times the various angle measurements are met.