JPS6436385A - Character recognition device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize characters with high accuracy even when they are brought into contact at two or more parts by separating them character by character, by using a thinning pattern and a separation point and its separation type obtained from separation in formation. CONSTITUTION:The titled device is constituted of a contact character decision means 3 which decides the number of characters being brought into contact with each other from a graphic pattern, a separation candidate point extraction means 4 which extracts a separation candidate point from the thinning pattern obtained by thinning the graphic pattern and the number of the characters being brought into contact obtained by the contact character decision means 3, a separation information extraction means 7 which extracts the separation information from the separation candidate point and the separation type decided in advance, a separation image element decision means 9 which inputs the graphic pattern, the thinning pattern of the graphic pattern, and the separation information and decides the separation image element of the graphic pattern, and a graphic separation means 10 which separates the graphic pattern by the separation image element decided by the separation image element decision means 9. In such a way, it is possible to recognize the characters being brought into contact at two or more parts or the characters which share a part by separating them character by character.