Reading and recognizing handwritten characters to identify names using neural network techniques
US12106591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/42
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for identifying handwritten characters on an image using a classification model that employs a neural network. The system includes a computer having a processor and a memory device that stores data and executable code that, when executed, causes the processor to read and convert typed text on the image to machine encoded text to identify locations of the typed text on the image; identify a location on the image that includes handwritten text based on the location of predetermined typed text on the image; identify clusters of non-white pixels in the image at the location having the handwritten text; generate an individual and separate cluster image for each identified cluster; classify each cluster image using machine learning and at least one neural network to determine the likelihood that the cluster is a certain character; and determine what character each cluster image is based on the classification.
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