Data Entry Operators

The boulodrome runs on paper — every match has a card signed by both teams. Manually retyping court, match, scores and signatures for hundreds of cards is slow and error-prone, and operators end up copying from a stack while the queue grows.

OCR pre-fill removes the bulk of the typing and lets the operator act as a verifier instead of a typist. It also creates a permanent image of the original card, which is invaluable evidence when a dispute lands later.

The entry app uses the device camera to photograph each card, runs handwriting recognition against the known match grid, and pre-fills team scores, court number and signatures. The operator confirms or corrects each field with single-key shortcuts; the original photo is archived against the match record for audit, dispute use and federation review, and is searchable by court and round.

When both teams report different scores — usually a writing error or a misread of which team won an end — the conflict must be resolved before the next round draws or the bracket is wrong. Without automatic detection these conflicts surface only when a captain returns furious about a published result.

The operator needs the system to compare the two reports the moment both arrive and present them side by side with a clean escalation route to the duty referee.

Where both teams submit cards independently the platform compares the submissions and raises a conflict case if they diverge. A side-by-side view shows both photos and parsed scores; the operator can accept one, request the referee or hold pending evidence.

The escalation routes through the dispute workflow with full audit.

Petanque scores follow strict rules — first to 13 in most formats, no draws, valid end counts and clear win conditions. An interface that lets the operator type 14-7 or 13-13 just creates rework for the next round and a frustrated captain at the desk.

In high-volume rounds the operator needs an interface that feels like fast data entry — keyboard-first, predictable tab order, immediate validation, no surprise modal dialogs — so 100 cards in 20 minutes is achievable without fatigue errors and without the operator having to remember every format rule.

The entry interface is keyboard-driven with configurable shortcuts, auto-advance to the next match after submit, and inline validation against the format's score rules. Invalid combinations are rejected before save; out-of-range entries prompt for confirmation; common error patterns (transposed digits, swapped teams) get a visible warning before the operator commits the row.