Image analysis – Pattern recognition – Template matching
Patent
1994-08-19
1996-06-25
Boudreau, Leo
Image analysis
Pattern recognition
Template matching
382159, 382161, G06K 962
Patent
active
055307752
ABSTRACT:
A library of L unenhanced images (pixel bit maps) is enhanced for optical character recognition (OCR) with respect to a pre-existing group of G input symbol classes for creating a library of G recognition enhanced templates (pixel bit maps) of the G input symbol classes. The enhancement is accomplished by comparing each image of the library with each pixel version of each symbol class (forming V sets of L comparisons), and weighting the images with the highest potential for confusion. Divergent pixel version are further divided into sub-classes, each with a sub-image which evolves into a sub-template. A primary comparison C* and a secondary comparison C** are identified from the L comparisons within each of the V sets of comparisons. A recognition margin is determined between each pair of identified comparisons C* and C**. The single pair of identified comparisons C* and C** is selected forming the smallest recognition margin M*. The single pair of images I.sub.j * and I.sub.j ** underlying the pair of identified comparisons C* and C** is identified. Certain pixels of the closest pixel image I.sub.j * and the next closest pixel image I.sub.j ** are weighted in order to increase the recognition margin M* therebetween. The steps are iterated until the library of pixel images (and sub-images) has become a library of enhanced symbol templates (and sub-templates). The weighted pixel aberrations generated in the enhanced templates (and sub-templates) are not present in the corresponding symbol of the pre-existing group of G input symbol classes (and sub-classes).
REFERENCES:
patent: 5204914 (1993-04-01), Mason et al.
patent: 5379349 (1995-01-01), Avi-Itzhak
Boudreau Leo
Canon Inc.
Hentzel Paul
Tran Phuoc
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