Semantic boosting rules for improving text recognition
US9305226B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The accuracy of a text recognition process can be improved using a set of semantic boosting rules, as may be contained in a sequence or other such arrangement. When text is output from a text recognition process, that text can have alternatives and confidence values for different characters or portions of the string. In order to improve the accuracy, this data can be processed using the organized rules, where rules are applied as long as any preconditions for that rule are satisfied, and each rule has the ability to modify the confidence values or modify one or more of the alternatives. When a result it produced with a minimum confidence level, or all applicable rules have been applied, the result can be provided as a refined text output of the recognition process.
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