Segmentation of text lines in digitized images

Image analysis – Image segmentation – Distinguishing text from other regions

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C382S257000, C382S281000, C382S290000, C358S462000

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06934413

ABSTRACT:
A method for locating symbols arranged in one or more rows in an image includes smearing the image, and fitting line segments through edge points of features in the smeared image. A group is found of the line segments that are in mutual proximity and are mutually substantially parallel. A region of the image that contains the group of the line segments is identified as a possible location of the symbols.

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