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Patent No.:

US 12664806 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium, that obtain a single continuous character string based on character recognition results of a scanned image

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Keisuke Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP

Primary Examiner:

Wilson W Tsui

Assistant Examiner:

David undefined Faber

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 30/00 (2022.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06V 30/14 (2022.01); G06V 30/22 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 30/22 (2022.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06V 30/1456 (2022.01);

Abstract

An image processing apparatus and method displays a scanned image obtained by scanning a document, including handwritten characters, printed characters, and objects on a UI screen for a user to designate a character area in the scanned image. When the designated character area includes strings of handwritten characters and a string of printed characters, or an object existing between the strings of handwritten characters, a predetermined delimiter character is inserted in place of the string of printed characters or the object forming a single continuous character string.

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Ito, Keisuke. (2026). Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium, that obtain a single continuous character string based on character recognition results of a scanned image (U.S. Patent No. 12664806). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12664806

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