DK0807297T3 - Fremgangsmåde og anordning til adskillelse af forgrund fra baggrund i billeder, der indeholder tekst - Google Patents

Fremgangsmåde og anordning til adskillelse af forgrund fra baggrund i billeder, der indeholder tekst

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DK0807297T3
DK0807297T3 DK96905228T DK96905228T DK0807297T3 DK 0807297 T3 DK0807297 T3 DK 0807297T3 DK 96905228 T DK96905228 T DK 96905228T DK 96905228 T DK96905228 T DK 96905228T DK 0807297 T3 DK0807297 T3 DK 0807297T3
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Michael C Moed
Izrail S Gorian
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    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
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DK96905228T 1995-01-31 1996-01-25 Fremgangsmåde og anordning til adskillelse af forgrund fra baggrund i billeder, der indeholder tekst DK0807297T3 (da)

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