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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Tomoo Yamanaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoo Yamanaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/44 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/3233 (2013.01); G06K 9/44 (2013.01); G06K 9/4642 (2013.01); G06K 9/346 (2013.01);
Abstract
A character detection apparatus is provided that detects, from an image including a first image representing a character and a second image representing a translucent object, the character. The character detection apparatus includes a calculating portion that, for each of blocks obtained by dividing an overlapping region in which the first image is overlapped by the second image, calculates a frequency of appearance of pixels for each of gradations of a property, and a detection portion that detects the character from the overlapping region based on the frequency for each of the gradations.