Merging non-overlapping broken lines of a table
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorDarrell Eugene Bellert
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Abstract
A method for image processing includes obtaining a mask of an image; identifying, in the mask, a first stroke segment and a second stroke segment for possible merging, wherein the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment do not overlap; calculating a plurality of merger eligibility scores for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment; calculating an aggregate merger eligibility score for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the plurality of merger eligibility scores; and merging the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the aggregate merger eligibility score.
Claims20
A method for image processing, comprising:
- obtaining a mask of an image;
- identifying, in the mask, a first stroke segment and a second stroke segment for possible merging, wherein the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment do not overlap;
- calculating a plurality of merger eligibility scores for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment;
- calculating an aggregate merger eligibility score for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the plurality of merger eligibility scores;
- and
- merging the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the aggregate merger eligibility score.
A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing computer readable program code embodied therein that:
- obtains a mask of an image;
- identifies, in the mask, a first stroke segment and a second stroke segment for possible merging, wherein the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment do not overlap;
- calculates a plurality of merger eligibility scores for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment;
- calculates an aggregate merger eligibility score for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the plurality of merger eligibility scores;
- and
- merges the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the aggregate merger eligibility score.
An image processing system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor that:
- obtains a mask of an image;
- identifies, in the mask, a first stroke segment and a second stroke segment for possible merging, wherein the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment do not overlap;
- calculates a plurality of merger eligibility scores for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment;
- calculates an aggregate merger eligibility score for the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the plurality of merger eligibility scores;
- and
- merges the first stroke segment and the second stroke segment based on the aggregate merger eligibility score.
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