Method and apparatus for identifying a language used in a document and performing OCR recognition based on the language identified
US9330086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/287
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a language used in a document based on a number of strokes per character is provided herein. Once identified, character recognition may take place based on the language identified. In one embodiment, a character recognition engine is utilized for character recognition, wherein the character recognition engine is specifically tailored to the identified language.
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