Method and apparatus for automatic determination of text line, word and character cell spatial features

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PATENT NO 5384864
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08047514

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An automatic character cell determining apparatus automatically determines the character cells within the text image of a document. A connected component generating means generates connected components from the pixels comprising the text image. A bounding box generating means generates a bounding box surrounding each connected component. A character cell determining means for locating character cells comprising one or more connected components comprises a vertical splaying means and a horizontal splaying means for ensuring white spaces between lines and connected components, a vertical profile means for determining the vertical positions of a line, means for splitting ligatures of two or more connected components and means for generating character cells grouping together one or more connected components.

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  • FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.;XEROX CORPORATION

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Spitz, A Lawrence Palo Alto, CA 10 663

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