Detecting function words without converting a scanned document t

Details Detecting function words without converting a scanned document t Detecting function words without converting a scanned document t

1994-05-16

1995-10-03

Boudreau, Leo H.

Image analysis

Image segmentation

382217, 382258, 382276, G06K 934

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054558719

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus detects function words in a first image of a scanned document without first converting the image to character codes. Function words include determiners, prepositions, articles, and other words that play a largely grammatical role, as opposed to words such as nouns and verbs that convey topic information. Non-content based morphological characteristics of image units are predetermined as well as the presence or omission of character ascenders and descenders in image units. Predetermined characteristics of function word image units are compared with the image units of an image and when a match occurs, the image unit is identified as a function word. Conversely when no matching characteristics occur, the image unit is identified as a non-function word. Additionally, image units are classified and identified as containing only upper case characters, only lower case characters, only digits, and mixed character types.

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