Patent ID: 8498485

Claim:
A method for creating one of a plurality of test decks to qualify and test handprint recognition systems, the method comprising: (a) preparing a handprint snippet database containing a plurality of sets of handprint image snippets, each set of handprint image snippets having each upper and lower case letter and number taken from actual hand printed upper and lower case letters and numbers, wherein all of the hand printed upper and lower case letters and numbers in each set are created by a single individual, wherein the actual upper or lower case letter or number intended to be written by the individual creator of each handprint image snippet is known and is associated with the handprint image snippet in the database, and, wherein each set of handprint image snippets contains a plurality of instances of all the upper and lower case letters and numbers in the set, the plurality of instances of each upper and lower case letter and number having non-identical characteristics; (b) preparing a page description file for each of the plurality of test desks that includes instructions for determining which form to use and how to fill out the form and a form description file for each page of each form that describes characteristics of data fields of a form in the test deck; (c) preparing a variable data database that describes the desired content of the simulated respondent entries using the handprint image snippets; (d) selecting handprint image snippets to populate the form using the variable data database in conjunction with the form description file, the page description file; and (e) printing the completed form.