INFORMATION READING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An information reading apparatus that reads information from an image, the apparatus comprising:
- an acquiring module that acquires a whole image containing plural reading subjects;
a first processing module that performs processing of extracting particular patterns from the respective reading subjects by performing a pattern analysis on the whole image to identify the reading subjects contained in the whole image;
a second processing module that performs processing of reading pieces of information from the respective reading subjects and recognizing the read-out pieces of information by analyzing the respective particular patterns extracted by the first processing module; and
an adding module that adds current processing statuses for the respective reading subjects contained in the whole image based on at least one of sets of processing results of the first processing module and the second processing module.
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Abstract
An information reading apparatus that reads information from an image. The apparatus includes: an acquiring module, a first processing module, a second processing module, and an adding module. The acquiring module acquires a whole image containing plural reading subjects. The first processing module performs processing of extracting particular patterns from the respective reading subjects by performing a pattern analysis on the whole image to identify the reading subjects contained in the whole image. The second processing module performs processing of reading pieces of information from the respective reading subjects and recognizing the read-out pieces of information by analyzing the respective particular patterns extracted by the first processing module. The adding module adds current processing statuses for the respective reading subjects contained in the whole image based on at least one of sets of processing results of the first processing module and the second processing module.
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1. An information reading apparatus that reads information from an image, the apparatus comprising:
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an acquiring module that acquires a whole image containing plural reading subjects; a first processing module that performs processing of extracting particular patterns from the respective reading subjects by performing a pattern analysis on the whole image to identify the reading subjects contained in the whole image; a second processing module that performs processing of reading pieces of information from the respective reading subjects and recognizing the read-out pieces of information by analyzing the respective particular patterns extracted by the first processing module; and an adding module that adds current processing statuses for the respective reading subjects contained in the whole image based on at least one of sets of processing results of the first processing module and the second processing module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute procedures comprising:
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acquiring a whole image containing plural reading subjects; performing first processing of extracting particular patterns from the respective reading subjects by performing a pattern analysis on the whole image to identify the reading subjects contained in the whole image; performing second processing of recognizing pieces of information from the respective reading subjects by analyzing the respective extracted particular patterns; and adding current processing statuses for the respective reading subjects contained in the whole image based on at least one of sets of processing results of the first processing and the second processing.
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