Data recognition equipment and method using partial pattern recognition
First Claim
1. Data recognition equipment comprising:
- dictionary means for storing partial pattern data and pattern data;
inputting means for inputting segmented pattern data;
recognition means for recognizing partial pattern data among input pattern data from said inputting means by comparison with the partial pattern data stored in said dictionary means;
selection means for selecting a candidate pattern having the recognized partial pattern from said dictionary means;
first comparing means for comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data for each part other than the recognized partial pattern data and for outputting a distance obtained from the comparison in correspondence to the selected candidate pattern;
second comparing means for comparing the output distance from said first comparing means with a reference value; and
third comparing means for comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data at a part of the recognized partial pattern if it is determined that the distance is smaller than the reference value by said second comparing means; and
output means for outputting character information representing the candidate pattern compared with the input pattern data by said third comparing means.
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Abstract
A data recognition equipment includes an input device for inputting pattern data, and a selection device which recognizes a partial pattern data in the input pattern data and selects a candidate pattern for pattern recognition of the input pattern data. The equipment also includes two comparing devices. The first one compares the selected candidate with the input pattern data at a part other than the partial pattern data. The second one compares the selected candidate and the input pattern data at a part of the partial pattern based on the results of the comparison made by the first comparing device. The equipment also includes a determining device which determines the results of recognition among the selected candidates based on the results of the comparisons by the first and second comparing devices.
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11 Claims
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1. Data recognition equipment comprising:
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dictionary means for storing partial pattern data and pattern data; inputting means for inputting segmented pattern data; recognition means for recognizing partial pattern data among input pattern data from said inputting means by comparison with the partial pattern data stored in said dictionary means; selection means for selecting a candidate pattern having the recognized partial pattern from said dictionary means; first comparing means for comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data for each part other than the recognized partial pattern data and for outputting a distance obtained from the comparison in correspondence to the selected candidate pattern; second comparing means for comparing the output distance from said first comparing means with a reference value; and third comparing means for comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data at a part of the recognized partial pattern if it is determined that the distance is smaller than the reference value by said second comparing means; and output means for outputting character information representing the candidate pattern compared with the input pattern data by said third comparing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data recognition method comprising the steps of:
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storing partial pattern data and pattern data; inputting segmented pattern data; recognizing a partial pattern data among the input pattern data by comparison with the partial pattern data stored in a dictionary; selecting a candidate pattern having the recognized partial pattern from said dictionary; a first comparing step for comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data at each part other than the recognized partial pattern data and outputting a distance obtained from the comparison in correspondence to the selected candidate pattern; a second comparing step for comparing the output distance with a reference value; and a third comparing step for comparing the selected pattern with the input pattern data at a part of the recognized partial pattern if it is determined that the degree of difference is smaller than the reference value in said second comparing step; and outputting character information representing the candidate pattern compared with the input pattern data by said third comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A storage medium for storing a program executed in a data recognition apparatus, the program comprising the steps of:
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storing partial pattern data and pattern data; inputting segmented pattern data; recognizing partial pattern data among the input pattern data by comparison with the partial pattern data stored in a dictionary; selecting a candidate pattern having the recognized partial pattern from the dictionary; a first comparing step of comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data at each part other than the recognized partial pattern data and outputting a distance obtained from the comparison in correspondence to the selected candidate pattern; a second comparing step of comparing the output distance with a reference value; a third comparing step of comparing the selected candidate pattern with the input pattern data at a part of the recognized partial pattern if it is determined that the distance is smaller than the reference value in said second comparing step; and outputting character information representing the candidate pattern compared with the input pattern data in said third comparing step.
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