Handwritten word recognition based on geometric decomposition
CA 2534617 C · Owner: Imds Software Inc. · Inventors: Dong, Jianxiong
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A method of recognizing a handwritten word of cursive script comprising providing a template of previously classified words and optically reading a handwritten word so as to form an image representation thereof comprising a bit map of pixels. The external pixel contour of the bit map is extracted and the vertical peak and minima pixel extrema on upper and lower zones respectively of this external contour are detected. Feature vectors of the vertical peak and minima pixel extrema are determined and compared to the template so as to generate a match between the handwritten word and a previously classified word. A method for classifying an image representation of a handwritten word of cursive …
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- Filed January 30, 2006 and granted December 16, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 30, 2026.
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