Line segmentation method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9183636
APP PUB NO 20150302598A1
SERIAL NO

14254096

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A line segmentation method which starts with determining a first starting point coordinate and generating a list of potential character widths dependent on a maximum character width stored in a database and on characteristics of the portion of the line of text corresponding to the maximum character width. The method determines a second portion of the line of text corresponding to the first starting point coordinate and the first width on the list of potential character widths. On the second portion, a classification method is applied providing a likelihood of error for the first width and a candidate character. The likelihood of error is compared with a first threshold determined by a trade-off between speed and accuracy, and if the likelihood of error corresponding to the first width is lower than the threshold value, the candidate character is selected as the character meaning that a segment is known.

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I R I SPARC SCIENTIFIQUE DE LOUVAIN-LA NEUVE RUE DU BOSQUET 10 MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT 1435

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Collet, Frederic Etterbeek, BE 8 57
Dauw, Michel Machelen, BE 28 195
De, Muelenaere Pierre Court-Saint-Etienne, BE 19 110
Dupont, Olivier Sombreffe, BE 18 111
Hautot, Jordi Neupre, BE 9 52
Hensges, Gunter Wurselen, DE 4 36

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