Character recognizing method and apparatus

A character recognizing method comprising the steps of:

• extracting a feature from an input character image;
• recognizing a character and a type of font used therefor from said input character image by matching the feature extracted at said extracting step with a standard pattern stored in a recognition dictionary;
• and
• outputting the recognized character in a color corresponding to the type of font recognized at said recognizing step.

A character recognizing apparatus comprising:

• feature extracting means for extracting a feature from an input character image;
• a first recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a first kind of font;
• a second recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a second kind of font;
• recognition means for recognizing a character by matching the feature extracted by said feature extracting means with the standard pattern stored in said first recognition dictionary and said second recognition dictionary;
• font identifying means for identifying one of said first and second recognition dictionaries which stores the recognized character based on the recognition result;
• and
• output control means for outputting the recognized character in a color corresponding to the identified type of font.

A character recognizing method comprising the steps of:

• extracting a feature from an input character image;
• recognizing a character by matching the feature extracted at said extracting step with a standard pattern stored in a first recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a first kind of font and a second recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a second kind of font;
• identifying one of the first and second recognition dictionaries which stores the candidate character based on the recognition result;
• and
• outputting the recognized character in a color corresponding to the identified type of font.

A computer-useable medium storing computer-useable instructions for causing a processor, in a character recognizing apparatus having a recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a character, to perform character recognition, the instructions comprising instructions for:

• (a) causing the processor to extract a feature from an input character image;
• (b) causing the processor to recognize a character and a type of font used therefor from the input character image by matching the extracted feature with the standard pattern stored in the recognition dictionary;
• and
• (c) causing the processor to output the recognized character in a color corresponding to the type of font recognized at step (b).

A computer-useable medium storing computer-useable instructions for causing a processor, in a character recognizing apparatus having a first recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a first kind of font and a second recognition dictionary for storing a standard pattern of a second kind of font, to perform character recognition, the instructions comprising instructions for:

• causing the processor to extract a feature from an input character image;
• causing the processor to recognize a character by matching the extracted feature with the standard pattern stored in the first recognition dictionary and the second recognition dictionary;
• causing the processor to identify one of the first and second recognition dictionaries which stores the recognized character based on the recognition result;
• and
• causing the processor to output the recognized character in a color corresponding to the identified type of font.