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AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorDaisuke Nishiwaki
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Image size converter 4 converts the size of the image data stored in image input part 1 to an arbitrary size and stores the converted data. Image enhancer uses the character frame design data stored in character frame information memory 3 to extract, from the image stored in image size converter 4, an image of a region containing character frames, and enhances and stores this extracted image. Image outline detector 6 forms an outline image from the image obtained by image enhancer 5. Character frame center detector 7 uses the outline image to detect the coordinates of the centers of the character frames of the input image data. Character frame remover 8 uses the character frame center coordinates and the character frame design data to remove the character frames, and outputs the result from character image output part 9.
A character segmentation device for removing character frames from an image containing said character frames, these frames having been preprinted in a color that will not vanish when an image of the region to be read is input, and for outputting the resulting image from which the character frames have been removed;
A character segmentation method for removing character frames from an image containing said character frames, these frames having been preprinted in a color that will not vanish when an image of the region to be read is input, and for outputting the resulting image from which the character frames have been removed;
A program for a character segmentation method for removing character frames from an image containing said character frames, these frames having been preprinted in a color that will not vanish when an image of the region to be read is input, and for outputting the resulting image from which the character frames have been removed;
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