Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Measuring image properties
Patent
1998-05-04
2000-09-05
Mehta, Bhavesh
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Measuring image properties
382177, G06K 936
Patent
active
061155063
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a character recognition apparatus wherein wrong correction in slant correction processing of a character string is minimized to minimize erroneous recognition. A character slant estimation section receives an image, calculates slant angle candidates and evaluation values of them, and calculates a slant angle estimated value based on the evaluation values. An estimated value evaluation section receives the evaluation values, calculates an information amount of the evaluation values or the like, and outputs it as a validity of the slant angle estimated value. A slant correction section receives and normalizes the validity to a value from 0 to 1 and determines the normalized value as an execution coefficient for slant correction. The slant correction section receives the slant angle estimated value and performs slant correction conversion of the image using a value obtained by multiplying the slant angle estimated value by the execution coefficient of the slant correction as an actual slant correction amount, and then outputs the resulting image to a character recognition section.
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Mehta Bhavesh
NEC Corporation
Patel Kanji
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