Method and system for isolated dot detection and growth in a document image

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8804200
APP PUB NO 20140016144A1
SERIAL NO

13547738

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A method for detecting and growing isolated dots in a document image having a plurality of pixels is provided. The method includes isolating the pixels of the image to form a plurality of windows, each window having a target pixel; detecting an isolated dot in the received image; identifying a dot growth factor to grow the detected isolated dot in the received image; using the dot growth factor to identify tiered pixel patterns from a plurality of predefined, tiered pixel patterns, wherein each of the tiered pixel patterns having a predetermined dot growth factor; comparing the pixels within each window to the pixel patterns within the identified tier to identify a match between the pixels within the window and at least one of the pixel patterns; and changing a pixel value of the target pixel, when a match is identified, to grow the isolated dot by the dot growth factor.

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XEROX CORPORATIONP O BOX 1600 STAMFORD CT 06904-1600

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Li, Xing Webster, US 379 2012
Malik, Amal Pittsford, US 11 55
Wen, Zhenhuan Pittsford, US 25 163

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