METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING AND PROCESSING PRICE TEXT FROM AN IMAGE SET
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1. A method of extracting price text from an image set, comprising:
- obtaining, by an image set processor, input data comprising (i) a plurality of images depicting shelves supporting products, and (ii) for each of the images, a set of text regions and corresponding price text strings;
registering, by the image set processor, the images to a common frame of reference;
identifying, by a selector coupled with the image set processor, a subset of the text regions having overlapping locations in the common frame of reference;
selecting, by the selector, one of the text regions from the subset; and
presenting, by the selector, the price text string corresponding to the one of the text regions for comparison to a reference price.
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A method of extracting price text from an image set includes: obtaining input data comprising (i) a plurality of images depicting shelves supporting products, and (ii) for each of the images, a set of text regions and corresponding price text strings; registering the images to a common frame of reference; identifying a subset of the text regions having overlapping locations in the common frame of reference; selecting one of the text regions from the subset; and presenting the price text string corresponding to the one of the text regions for further processing.
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1. A method of extracting price text from an image set, comprising:
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obtaining, by an image set processor, input data comprising (i) a plurality of images depicting shelves supporting products, and (ii) for each of the images, a set of text regions and corresponding price text strings; registering, by the image set processor, the images to a common frame of reference; identifying, by a selector coupled with the image set processor, a subset of the text regions having overlapping locations in the common frame of reference; selecting, by the selector, one of the text regions from the subset; and presenting, by the selector, the price text string corresponding to the one of the text regions for comparison to a reference price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server for extracting price text from an image set, comprising:
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an image set processor configured to obtain, from a memory, input data comprising (i) a plurality of images depicting shelves supporting products, and (ii) for each of the images, a set of text regions and corresponding price text strings; the image set processor further configured to register the images to a common frame of reference; a selector coupled to the image set processor and configured to; identify a subset of the text regions having overlapping locations in the common frame of reference; select one of the text regions from the subset; and present the price text string corresponding to the one of the text regions for comparison to a reference price. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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