Image analysis – Histogram processing – For setting a threshold
Patent
1991-11-27
1993-10-12
Razavi, Michael T.
Image analysis
Histogram processing
For setting a threshold
382 18, G06K 934, G06K 946
Patent
active
052533042
ABSTRACT:
Segmentation of characters in a character set (10), made by placing a dark mark against a light background (12), is accomplished by establishing a vertical pixel projection for each pixel column in the image. The vertical pixel projections are filtered with a decay parameter so those pixel columns which contain only background have the highest projection. Thereafter, a set of "cut-points" (points of image segmentation) is obtained so that each cut-point coincides with a pixel column whose vertical pixel projection is both a local maxima and exceeds a predetermined threshold. The number of such cut-points is counted and if the number is not significantly greater than a predetermined number, the image is segmented along the cut-points. Otherwise, the vertical projections of those pixel columns coincident with the cut-points are filtered with a decreasing threshold to reduce the number of potential cut-points.
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LeCun Yann A.
Matan Ofer
Satterfield William D.
Thompson Timothy J.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Fox David
Levy Robert B.
Razavi Michael T.
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