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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shuichi Tsujimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382-9 ; 382 37 ; 382 61 ;
Abstract
A document image processing apparatus is provided, which comprises a structure analyzing unit for analytically dividing an input document image into sub-blocks having a specificed physical positional relationship to each other, a structure forming unit for forming a representation form corresponding to the physical positional relationship between the sub-blocks obtained by the structure analyzing unit, and a structure understanding unit for transforming the representation form obtained by the structure forming unit into a modified document image having a predetermined relationship between the sub-blocks.