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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Jeong-wan Park, Seoul, KR;
Sang-wook OH, Ansan-si, KR;
Do-hyeon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hee-bum Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Jeong-Wan Park, Seoul, KR;
Sang-Wook Oh, Ansan-si, KR;
Do-Hyeon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hee-Bum Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A character recognition apparatus and method based on a character orientation are provided, in which an input image is binarized, at least one character area is extracted from the binarized image, a slope value of the extracted at least one character area is calculated, the calculated slope value is set as a character feature value, and a character is recognized by using a neural network for recognizing a plurality of characters by receiving the set character feature value. Accordingly, the probability of wrongly recognizing a similar character decreases, and a recognition ratio of each character increases.