Method of optical character recognition
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1. The method of character recognition comprising:
- (a) scanning a character with an imager,(b) generating data in the imager representative of the character and storing said data in a memory,(c) generating character parameter date using only data representative of the periphery of said character, said parameter data including data corresponding to the height, width, distance around the perimeter area with the periphery of the character, a series of contour numbers representative of the shape of the contour and a series of caliper numbers representing the difference between the periphery of said character at any one point along a side and the maximum extension of said character along that same side; and
,(d) comparing said parameter data with reference character parameter data and providing an output indicative of which reference character corresponds to said character.
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Abstract
A method for recognizing and providing an output corresponding to a character is disclosed. The character is received by an imager, digitized and transmitted to a buffer memory. Data in the buffer memory is read in a sequence which circumnavigates the test character. Only data representative of the periphery of the character are read. During the circumnavigation character parameters, such as, height, width, perimeter, area, calipers, programmable penetrators and waveform are determined. The character parameters are compared with reference character parameters and the ASCII code for the reference character which matches the character is provided as an output.
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1. The method of character recognition comprising:
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(a) scanning a character with an imager, (b) generating data in the imager representative of the character and storing said data in a memory, (c) generating character parameter date using only data representative of the periphery of said character, said parameter data including data corresponding to the height, width, distance around the perimeter area with the periphery of the character, a series of contour numbers representative of the shape of the contour and a series of caliper numbers representing the difference between the periphery of said character at any one point along a side and the maximum extension of said character along that same side; and
,(d) comparing said parameter data with reference character parameter data and providing an output indicative of which reference character corresponds to said character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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