Reading support system and moving body
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
InventorChiayu Lin
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a reading support system includes a processing device. The processing device includes an extractor and a type determiner. The extractor extracts a plurality of regions from a candidate region. The candidate region is a candidate of a region in which a meter is imaged. The regions respectively include a plurality of characters of the meter. The type determiner determines a type of the meter based on positions of the regions.
Claims16
A processing device, comprising:
- an extractor extracting a plurality of regions from a candidate region, the candidate region being a candidate of a region in which a meter is imaged, the plurality of regions respectively including a plurality of characters of the meter;
- and
- a type determiner determining a type of the meter based on positions of the plurality of regions, wherein
- the extractor includes a numeral region extractor,
- the numeral region extractor extracts a plurality of numeral regions, as the plurality of regions, respectively including a plurality of numerals, and
- the type determiner:
- determines the type of the meter to be round when the plurality of numerals is arranged in a curve;
- and
- determines the type of the meter to be vertical or horizontal when the plurality of numerals is arranged along one direction.
A processing method, comprising:
- extracting a plurality of regions from a candidate region, the candidate region being a candidate of a region in which a meter is imaged, the plurality of regions respectively including a plurality of characters of the meter;
- and
- determining a type of the meter based on positions of the plurality of regions, wherein
- in extracting the plurality of regions, a plurality of numeral regions respectively including a plurality of numerals is extracted as the plurality of regions, and
- in determining the type of the meter:
- the type of the meter is determined to be round when the plurality of numerals is arranged in a curve;
- and
- the type of the meter is determined to be vertical or horizontal when the plurality of numerals is arranged along one direction.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, the program causing a processing device to function as:
- an extractor extracting a plurality of regions from a candidate region, the candidate region being a candidate of a region in which a meter is imaged, the plurality of regions respectively including a plurality of characters of the meter;
- and
- a type determiner determining a type of the meter based on positions of the plurality of regions, wherein
- the extractor includes a numeral region extractor,
- the numeral region extractor extracts a plurality of numeral regions, as the plurality of regions, respectively including a plurality of numerals, and
- the type determiner:
- determines the type of the meter to be round when the plurality of numerals is arranged in a curve;
- and
- determines the type of the meter to be vertical or horizontal when the plurality of numerals is arranged along one direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.