Image analysis – Image segmentation – Segmenting individual characters or words
Patent
1993-08-23
1996-03-05
Boudreau, Leo
Image analysis
Image segmentation
Segmenting individual characters or words
382229, 382226, 382186, 382259, G06K 934
Patent
active
054974321
ABSTRACT:
A dividing step (a) divides into segments at least one character line forming input characters to be read. A partial-figure forming step (b) forms partial figures by combining segments from among the thus obtained segments. A character reading step (c) attempts to read each of said partial figures as a character. A network forming step (d) forms a network wherein partial figures, among the partial figures, which have been read in said character-reading step (c) are used as nodes and said nodes are connected with one another by links, and wherein said links respectively have appropriate weights. An optimum-path selecting step (e) selects an optimum path from among paths existing in said network so that said optimum path comprises nodes, from among said nodes, which respectively correspond to said input characters.
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Anderson David R.
Boudreau Leo
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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