Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product

An information processing method executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• extracting, from an image including a plurality of character strings, one or more character string regions including a plurality of character strings written in a direction for each of a plurality of directions;
• determining a direction in which a character string included in a connection region is written for each of one or more connection regions, each corresponding to a region in which a plurality of character string regions adjacent to each other is connected;
• and
• selecting, for each of the one or more connection regions, the one or more character string regions extracted in the direction matching the direction determined for the connection region among the one or more character string regions included in the connection region.

A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute:

• extracting, from an image including a plurality of character strings, one or more character string regions including a plurality of character strings written in a direction for each of a plurality of directions;
• determining a direction in which a character string included in a connection region is written for each of one or more connection regions, each corresponding to a region in which a plurality of character string regions adjacent to each other is connected;
• and
• selecting, for each of the one or more connection regions, the one or more character string regions extracted in the direction matching the direction determined for the connection region among the one or more character string regions included in the connection region.