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Method for locating and circumscribing text areas on a master which may contain text, graphics and/or image areas

  • US 4,513,442 A
  • Filed: 02/12/1982
  • Issued: 04/23/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for locating and circumscribing text areas on a master which may contain text, graphics and/or image areas comprising the steps of:

  • optoelectronically scanning said master for generating analog signals corresponding to an optoelectronic imaging of said master;

    converting said analog signals into digital signals by undertaking a decision operation by assigning a first binary number to analog signals representing a white level and assigning a second binary number to analog signals representing a black level;

    expanding all points having a black level line-wise by a predetermined multiplier such that a horizontal stroke of predetermined length is respectively generated for each point whereby a black block is generated for each line of text on said master, said black block having a length equal to the length of the line of text plus a predetermined extension length for said black points;

    expanding all points remaining after the previous step representing a white level by a predetermined multiplier for expanding said white points in a direction opposite to the expansion of said black points, the expansion of said white points being greater than the expansion of said black points;

    extending said black block by a differential length with respect to the original length of the line of text such that a black block extending over the entire line of text is generated;

    analyzing said black block with an operator for determining whether horizontal white/black transitions characteristic of text areas exist having a predetermined white column length and a predetermined black column length;

    generating a vertical black stroke of predetermined length for every white/black transition such that an isolated black block is generated for each line of text;

    listing the left and right extreme coordinates of said black block; and

    statistically analyzing said extreme coordinates for said black blocks for determining whether said coordinates are boundaries for a line of text.

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