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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshikazu Taki, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a reading system includes an extractor, a determiner, and a reader. The extractor extracts a candidate image from an input image. The candidate image is of a portion of the input image in which a segment display is imaged. The determiner calculates an angle with respect to a reference line of each of a plurality of straight lines detected from the candidate image, and determines whether or not the candidate image is an image of a segment display based on a distribution indicating a relationship between the angle and a number of the straight lines. The reader reads a numerical value displayed in a segment display from the candidate image determined to be an image of a segment display.