Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Changing the image coordinates
Patent
1995-01-12
1997-01-07
Mancuso, Joseph
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Changing the image coordinates
382298, G06K 932
Patent
active
055925740
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for expanding whitespace between lines of text in a document image. The method and apparatus preserves the text size and relative spatial orientation within text areas.
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Chilton Jeff K.
Cullen John F.
Ejiri Koichi
Mancuso Joseph
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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