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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Chu, Beabercreek, OH (US);
Min Gong, Shanghai, CN;
Chang Sheng Li, Beijing, CN;
Dong Sheng Li, Shanghai, CN;
Jun Chi Yan, Shanghai, CN;
Weipeng Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0042 (2013.01); G06T 7/0081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a new approach for image orientation detection. In the computer-implemented method, at least one character area in an image is sampled. The orientation of the sampled character area is determined, and the orientation of the image is determined based on the determined orientation of the sampled character area.