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DETECTING POSITION OF WORD BREAKS IN A TEXTUAL LINE IMAGE

  • US 20110243445A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2010
  • Published: 10/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for segmenting words from a textual line image, the method comprising the steps of:

  • extracting features from the textual line image using a featurization component;

    calculating breaks using the extracted features;

    using a classifier for classifying each of the breaks into classes, the classes including an inter-word break class and an inter-character break class, and for determining probabilities that classified breaks are members of the classes; and

    segmenting words from the textual line image using the breaks and probabilities.

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