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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Kofax, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher W. Thrasher, Rochester, NY (US);
Alexander Shustorovich, Pittsford, NY (US);
Stephen Michael Thompson, Oceanside, CA (US);
Jan W. Amtrup, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Anthony Macciola, Irvine, CA (US);
KOFAX, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for binarization and extraction of information from image data are disclosed. The inventive concepts include independently binarizing portions of the image data on the basis of individual features, e.g. per connected component, and using multiple different binarization thresholds to obtain the best possible binarization result for each portion of the image data. Determining the quality of each binarization result may be based on attempted recognition and/or extraction of information therefrom. Independently binarized portions may be assembled into a contiguous result. In one embodiment, a method includes: identifying a region of interest within a digital image; generating a plurality of binarized images based on the region of interest using different binarization thresholds; subjecting the region of interest within a digital image to a plurality of thresholding and extraction iterations; and extracting data from some or all of the plurality of binarized images. Corresponding systems and computer program products are disclosed.