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Feature classification with spatial analysis

US10354134B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 2017
Grant dateJul 16, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/418
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums and systems for classifying features including labels or fields in digital images of forms and identifying any unclassified features utilizing a bitmap approach are provided. Each spatial template includes a set of features and a set of bitmaps, each bitmap indicating a spatial relationship between each feature and respective remaining features in each spatial template. The operations include selecting a spatial template from the spatial templates, classifying each extracted feature as one of features in the spatial template. The operations include generating at least one bitmap representing a spatial relationship for each unclassified feature in relation to classified features, comparing the at least one bitmap with each of a set of bitmaps in the selected spatial template, and identifying the at least one unclassified feature as one of features in the spatial template based on a result of the comparison.

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