Method for automatic removal of text from a signature area
US7657091B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/30
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for processing a document involving the automatic removal of text from a predetermined area of a document, the method comprising inputting a bitmap containing the predetermined area of the document from which the text will be removed wherein the predetermined area contains handwritten strokes, detecting the text, removing the text and any handwritten strokes that intersect with the text and outputting the bitmap with the text removed therefrom.
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