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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Su Young Chi, Taejon, KR;
Weon Geun Oh, Taejon, KR;
Kyung Ae Moon, Taejon, KR;
Young Sup Hwang, Taejon, KR;
Dae Geun Jang, Taegu, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for recognizing multi-language printed documents, a method for extracting character features according to the present invention, the method comprising the steps of: a) normalizing characters to a fixed size; b) converting the size-fixed characters into mesh-type characters; c) extracting stroke features of each of the mesh-type characters; d) extracting non-stroke features of each of the mesh-type characters; and e) extracting the character features using the stroke features and the non-stroke features. The present invention provides a high recognition rate irrespective of the size and modification of the characters, by extracting the character feature from the stroke and non-stroke in the mesh block.