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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Jean-simon Lapointe, Dorval, CA;
Jean-Simon Lapointe, Dorval, CA;
Matrox Electronic Systems, LTD., Dorval, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
Determining a set of edit operations to perform on a string, such as one generated by optical character recognition, to satisfy a string template by determining a minimum cost of performing edit operations on the string to satisfy the string template and then determining the set of edit operations corresponding to the minimum cost. Transforming a string to satisfy one or more string templates by determining a minimum cost of performing edit operations on the string to satisfy one or more string templates, selecting one or more minimum costs, determining a set of edit operations corresponding to the minimum costs, and then performing the set of edit operations on the string. Determining a minimum cost of performing edit operations on a string to satisfy a string template by determining set costs of performing sets of edit operations using costs associated with edit operations of the set and determining the minimum cost using the set costs.