Systems and methods for digitized document image text contouring

A method for digitized document image text contouring, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a digitized document image;
• performing, by the processor, skew adjustment or morphage of the digitized document image for text contouring;
• applying, by the processor, a first pass over the digitized document image to generate a first contour;
• applying, by the processor, a second pass over the digitized document image to generate a second contour;
• adjusting, by the processor, a bounding box of the first contour for data spillage outside of the bounding box of the first contour;
• adjusting, by the processor, a bounding box of the second contour for data spillage outside of the bounding box of the second contour;
• combining, by the processor, the bounding box of the first contour and the bounding box of the second contour;
• producing a clip, by the processor, based on combining the bounding box of the first contour and the bounding box of the second contour;
• dynamically thresholding, by the processor, the clip;
• transmitting, by the processor, the clip for optical character recognition;
• and
• receiving, by the processor, an output responsive to the optical character recognition.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a digitized document image,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive the digitized document image;
• perform skew adjustment or morphage of the digitized document image for text contouring;
• apply a first pass over the digitized document image to generate a first contour;
• apply a second pass over the digitized document image to generate a second contour;
• adjust a bounding box of the first contour for data spillage outside of the bounding box of the first contour;
• adjust a bounding box of the second contour for data spillage outside of the bounding box of the second contour;
• combine the bounding box of the first contour and the bounding box of the second contour;
• produce a clip based on combining the bounding box of the first contour and the bounding box of the second contour;
• dynamically threshold the clip;
• transmit the clip for optical character recognition;
• and
• receive an output responsive to the optical character recognition.

A computer readable non-transitory medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a digitized document image text contouring system, cause the digitized document image text contouring system to perform operations of:

• receiving a digitized document image;
• performing skew adjustment or morphage of the digitized document image for text contouring;
• applying a first pass over the digitized document image to generate a first contour;
• applying a second pass over the digitized document image to generate a second contour;
• adjusting a bounding box of the first contour for data spillage outside of the bounding box of the first contour;
• adjusting a bounding box of the second contour for data spillage outside of the bounding box of the second contour;
• combining the bounding box of the first contour and the bounding box of the second contour;
• producing a clip based on combining the bounding box of the first contour and the bounding box of the second contour;
• dynamically thresholding the clip;
• transmitting the clip for optical character recognition;
• and
• receiving an output responsive to the optical character recognition.