Image analysis – Applications – Mail processing
Patent
1996-02-02
1996-12-03
Boudreau, Leo
Image analysis
Applications
Mail processing
382176, 382224, 382282, C06K 900
Patent
active
055816282
ABSTRACT:
A character reading apparatus including functions for storing size information of an object to be read, an inherent image included in the object, and position information about a read area of the object, from which information is to be read, in advance, in correspondence with each other, functions for scanning the object and obtaining an actual image, functions for measuring a size of the object, functions for comparing an original image corresponding to the size of the object, stored in the storing functions, with the actual image of the object, obtained by the scanning functions, on the basis of the measurement result obtained by the measuring functions, functions for, when the comparing functions determined that the original image coincides with the actual image, determining the position information about the read area, stored in correspondence with the actual image, as a read area of the object, and functions for reading a character from an original image of the read area determined by the read area determining functions.
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Homma Toru
Nakamura Yoshikatu
Takagi Nobuaki
Anderson, Jr. D. Richard
Boudreau Leo
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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