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  • US 20160307059A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2015
  • Published: 10/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method, the method comprising:

  • receiving a scan request, wherein the scan request includes a plurality of text images, each text image representing a portion of a text document, wherein the plurality of text images includes a first text image and a second text image that at least partially overlap;

    for each text image of the plurality of text images;

    rectifying the text image to generate a text image with parallel image lines,generating a plurality of word bounding boxes that enclose one or more connected components in the text image, wherein each word bounding box is associated with a respective word, andgenerating, for each respective word in the text image, a plurality of points that represent the respective word;

    combining the plurality of text images to form a single text document including combining the first text image of the plurality of text images and the second text image of the plurality of text images by matching a first set of points associated with the first text image and a second set of points associated with the second text image; and

    providing the combined image as a scannable document.

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