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Methods and systems for automatic detection of continuous-tone regions in document images

US7379594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2004
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/413
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for segmentation of digital mixed-content documents. Segmentation processes may include identification of text and background regions and identification of contone regions outside the text and background regions. Further analysis may be performed to identify additional text and background regions within the contone regions thereby identifying verified contone regions, which may then be divided into contone sub-regions.

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