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Correcting device and method for perspective transformed document images

  • US 20080226171A1
  • Filed: 03/13/2008
  • Published: 09/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A correcting device for a perspective transformed document image, said correcting device comprising.a horizontal vanishing point determining unit, for detecting a horizontal vanishing point of the perspective transformed document image;

  • a vertical vanishing point determining unit, for detecting a vertical vanishing point of the perspective transformed document image; and

    a perspective transformation correcting and converting unit, for correcting the perspective transformed document image;

    wherein the horizontal vanishing point determining unit comprises a direct horizontal line segment detecting unit, an indirect horizontal line segment detecting unit and a horizontal vanishing point detecting unit, and wherein the horizontal vanishing point detecting unit detects a horizontal vanishing point in accordance with direct horizontal line segments detected by the direct horizontal line segment detecting unit and indirect horizontal line segments detected by the indirect horizontal line segment detecting unit.

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