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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Katsutoshi Kobara, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Eguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Chiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Kouichi Kanamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Maki Yabuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yutaka Katsumata, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a format recognition method, apparatus and its storage medium for automatically recognizing the format of a form, whereby the format is automatically determined by examining the arrangement of the smallest rectangles. According to the present invention, the smallest rectangles are extracted from a form, and the positional relationship of these rectangles is obtained. The attribute of the smallest rectangle is determined from the positional relationship. In accordance with the attribute, the smallest rectangles are sorted into a headline portion and a data portion, and a character string in the data portion is recognized.