Method and system for detecting and recognizing text in images

Details Method and system for detecting and recognizing text in images Method and system for detecting and recognizing text in images

2011-08-30

2011-08-30

Bali, Vikkram (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image transformation or preprocessing

Selecting a portion of an image

C382S321000, C382S282000, C382S290000, C382S177000, C382S182000, C382S173000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08009928

ABSTRACT:
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, system and computer program product for detecting and recognizing text in the images captured by cameras and scanners. First, a series of image-processing techniques is applied to detect text regions in the image. Subsequently, the detected text regions pass through different processing stages that reduce blurring and the negative effects of variable lighting. This results in the creation of multiple images that are versions of the same text region. Some of these multiple versions are sent to a character-recognition system. The resulting texts from each of the versions of the image sent to the character-recognition system are then combined to a single result, wherein the single result is detected text.

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