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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Shibata, Kawasaki, JP;
Yojiro Tonouchi, Inagi, JP;
Kazunori Imoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasunobu Yamauchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a handwritten character retrieval apparatus is provided with an acquisition unit, a feature extraction unit, an segmentation unit, a attribute append unit and a retrieval unit. The acquisition unit acquires a handwritten character string in units of a stroke. The feature extraction unit extracts a first feature value unique to each of the strokes from the handwritten character string. The segmentation unit segments the strokes into a plurality of sets. The attribute append unit appends a second feature value based on the sets to each of the strokes. The retrieval unit executes retrieval based on the first feature value and the second feature value.