System and method for recognizing text information in object
First Claim
1. A method for recognizing a set of characters in an object, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a client device, a plurality of images of an object, each image of the plurality of images including a text block;
extracting a pattern associated with the object from a particular image of the plurality of images of the object;
identifying a character format based on the extracted pattern;
determining, at the client device, a boundary of the object based on the extracted pattern;
identifying, at the client device, the text block in each image of the plurality of images of the object based on the boundary of the object; and
determining, at the client device, a set of characters in the object based in part on the identified text blocks and based in part on the character format.
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Abstract
A method for recognizing a text block in an object is disclosed. The text block includes a set of characters. A plurality of images of the object are captured and received. The object in the received images is then identified by extracting a pattern in one of the object images and comparing the extracted pattern with predetermined patterns. Further, a boundary of the object in each of the object images is detected and verified based on predetermined size information of the identified object. Text blocks in the object images are identified based on predetermined location information of the identified object. Interim sets of characters in the identified text blocks are generated based on format information of the identified object. Based on the interim sets of characters, a set of characters in the text block in the object is determined.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for recognizing a set of characters in an object, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a client device, a plurality of images of an object, each image of the plurality of images including a text block; extracting a pattern associated with the object from a particular image of the plurality of images of the object; identifying a character format based on the extracted pattern; determining, at the client device, a boundary of the object based on the extracted pattern; identifying, at the client device, the text block in each image of the plurality of images of the object based on the boundary of the object; and determining, at the client device, a set of characters in the object based in part on the identified text blocks and based in part on the character format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for recognizing a set of characters in an object, the device comprising:
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an image capturing unit configured to capture a plurality of images of an object, each image of the plurality of images including a text block; an object recognition unit configured to extract a pattern associated with the object from a particular image of the plurality of images of the object and configured to identify a character format based on the extracted pattern; a boundary detector configured to detect a boundary of the object based on the extracted pattern; a masking unit configured to identify the text block in each image of the plurality of images of the object based on the boundary of the object; and a temporal filter configured to determine a set of characters in the object based in part on the identified text blocks and based in part on the character format. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for recognizing a set of characters in an object, the instructions causing a processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images of an object, each image of the plurality of images including a text block; extracting a pattern associated with the object from a particular image of the plurality of images of the object; identifying a character format based on the extracted pattern; determining a boundary of the object based on the extracted pattern; identifying the text block in each image of the plurality of images of the object based on the boundary of the object; and determining a set of characters in the object based in part on the identified text blocks and based in part on the character format. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus for recognizing a set of characters in an object, the apparatus comprising:
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means for capturing a plurality of images of an object, each image of the plurality of images including a text block; means for extracting a pattern associated with the object from a particular image of the plurality of images of the object and for identifying a character format based on the extracted pattern; means for determining a boundary of the object based on the extracted pattern; means for identifying the text block in each image of the plurality of images of the object based on the boundary of the object; and means for determining a set of characters in the object based in part on the identified text blocks and based in part on the character format. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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