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Continuous characters recognition system

  • US 4,764,972 A
  • Filed: 05/23/1986
  • Issued: 08/16/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A continuous characters recognition system comprising:

  • an input unit for transforming script writing of characters to produce an input pattern without segmenting said script writing;

    an isolated character patterns memory for storing a plurality of isolated character patterns, each of said plurality of isolated character patterns representing a pattern from a start point to an end point of a corresponding one of a plurality of reference characters;

    a continuous character patterns memory for storing a plurality of continuous character patterns, each of said plurality of continuous character patterns representing a pattern from a start point of each said reference character to a start point of a succeeding one of said reference characters; and

    a recognition unit for recognizing said input pattern by producing a reference pattern based on a finite-state automaton and by comparing said input pattern with said reference pattern, said reference pattern including a combination of at least one of said continuous character patterns and one of said isolated character patterns, said one of said isolated character patterns being connected after said at least one of said continuous character patterns, said finite-state automaton providing an instruction path for combining ones of said continuous character patterns and said isolated character patterns to produce said reference pattern, comparison of said input pattern with said reference pattern being carried out without segmenting said input pattern.

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