Apparatus for recognizing address appearing on mail article

Details Apparatus for recognizing address appearing on mail article Apparatus for recognizing address appearing on mail article

1991-02-19

1991-09-17

Razavi, Michael

Image analysis

Histogram processing

For setting a threshold

382 9, 382 40, 382 48, G06K 900

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050502182

ABSTRACT:
An address recognition apparatus and method is disclosed in which keyword and/or postal code detection is initially performed in order to limit the number of address dictionaries needed for final address detection. According to one embodiment, detected keywords are associated with property codes which may be designated for city names, street names, etc. The address dictionary memory is or can be separated into a plurality of segments, particular ones of which are selected on the basis of the property code of a given keyword.

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