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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Takeshi Kamimura, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A document identification registration system is provided for identification and registration of (constituent elements of) documents such as slips and notes of books. For example, the document identification registration system inputs digital picture data representing a picture of a slip, which is picked up by an image pickup device. From the digital picture data, the system extracts unregistered constituent elements such as characters and/or lines of rectangular frames, which are printed on the slip. From the constituent elements, the system selects a first constituent element to meet a prescribed condition. Then, the first constituent element is compared with the registered constituent elements, which are stored in advance. Next, the system further selects a second constituent element, which is clearly identified from the registered constituent elements, from the first constituent element on the basis of comparison result. So, the system registers the second constituent element therein. Thus, it is possible to perform identification of the slips with ease and with a high identification precision.