Image analysis – Image segmentation – Distinguishing text from other regions
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-23
2006-05-23
Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2621)
Image analysis
Image segmentation
Distinguishing text from other regions
C382S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07050630
ABSTRACT:
A method of locating a non-textual region of an electronic document or image that matches a user-defined description of the region includes comparing non-textual regions of each of a corpus of electronic documents with the user-defined description and identifying non-textual regions of the electronic documents that match the user-defined description according to pre-determined criteria. A system for locating a non-textual region of an electronic document or image based on a user-defined description of the region includes a user interface for creation of the user-defined description of the region, and a zoning analysis engine for segmenting the electronic document into regions including non-textual regions, comparing the non-textual regions with the user-defined description and identifying non-textual regions which match the user-defined description according to pre-determined criteria.
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Auter David Eugene
Simske Steven John
Alavi Amir
Johns Andrew W.
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