Assisted OCR
US9092688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/153
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method including determining a position of each glyph in an image of a text document, identifying word boundaries in the document thereby implying the existence of a first plurality of words, preparing a first array of word lengths based on the first plurality of words, preparing a second array of word lengths based on a second plurality of words of a text file including a certain text, comparing at least part of the first array to at least part of the second array to find a best alignment between the first and second array, deriving a layout of at least part of the certain text as arranged in the image of the text document at least based on the best alignment and the position of at least some of the glyphs in the image. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
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