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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION-BASED SEGMENTATION-FREE LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION

  • US 20170249524A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2016
  • Published: 08/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A detection-based segmentation-free method for license plate recognition, said method comprising:

  • detecting a discrete set of characters in a license plate region in an image of a vehicle;

    performing a geometry correction based on a location of said set of characters detected in said license plate region;

    sweeping an OCR across said license plate region to infer detected and undetected characters in said license plate region in said image with respect to said set of characters and detected locations of said characters; and

    incorporating detected character types with respect to said characters and said detected locations of said characters as a part of said sweeping said OCR.

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