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Computer implemented method and system for optical character recognition

US11270143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Frederic Collet · Etterbeek, BE
Jordi Hautot · Neupré, BE
Michel Dauw · Machelen, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V30/287
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method for optical character recognition (OCR) of a character string in a text image. The method efficiently combines two different OCR engines with the computation that needs to be done by the second OCR engine depending on the results found by the first OCR engine. This method provides, in particular, a high speed and accurate results when the first OCR engine is fast and the second OCR engine is accurate. The combination is possible because the second OCR engine identifies each segment to be processed by the second OCR engine without needing to process all segments.

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