Generating a text mask for representing text pixels
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Aug 3, 2004
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Jan 19, 2000
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A method and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for processing an image using one or more text masks to represent lexical units representing text. The techniques can include generating at least one text mask distinguishing between at least the text pixels and the background pixels of at least one lexical unit in the image; storing the text mask in an electronic document representing the image; receiving an electronic document including at least one text mask distinguishing between at least the text pixels and the background pixels of at least one lexical unit in the image; and using at least one text mask to generate a representation of the lexical unit for display on an output device. An electronic document representing an image can include a representation of the image in a page description language including at least one text mask distinguishing between at least the text pixels and the background pixels of at least one lexical unit in the image.
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