Optical character recognition by forming and detecting matrices of geo features
US4891750A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An alphanumeric character is recognized by optically scanning that character, detecting the occurrence of predetermined geographical features in the scanned image, comparing the detected geographical features to a store of particlar geographical features which identify respective alphanumeric characters, and identifying the scanned image as the alphanumeric character having those geographical features to which the detected geographical features favorably compare. The aforementioned geographical features comprise lagoons (formed as enclosed areas) and bays (formed as open areas). A matrix representing the juxtapositions of the detected geographical features is generated and compared with stored predetermined matrices which, in turn, represent predetermined characters.
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