Method and apparatus for digital halftone dots detection and removal in
business documents
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for digital halftone dots detection and removal in business documents 失效
    商业文件中数字半色调点检测和删除的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6160913A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-12

    申请号:US47660

    申请日:1998-03-25

    CPC分类号: H04N1/40093 H04N1/40062

    摘要: An image processing method for detection and removal of halftone dots includes converting a gray scale image into a binary thresholded image with halftone dots; identifying halftone regions within the binary thresholded image; and removing halftone dots from the identified halftone regions. The identifying halftone regions step is effected by classifying the binary thresholded image to produce a halftone classification map; reclassifying the halftone classification map to produce a halftone reclassification map of lines with plural halftone pixels in each line; merging the halftone pixels in each line in the halftone reclassification map to produce a halftone line map; and merging the lines of the halftone line map to produce a halftone region map.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测和去除半色调点的图像处理方法包括将灰度图像转换成具有半色调点的二值阈值图像; 识别二进制阈值图像内的半色调区域; 并从识别的半色调区域去除半色调点。 识别半色调区域步骤通过对二进制阈值图像进行分类以产生半色调分类图来实现; 重新分类半色调分类图以产生在每行中具有多个半色调像素的线的半色调重新分类图; 合并半色调重新分类图中每行中的半色调像素以产生半色调线图; 并且合并半色调线图的线以产生半色调区域图。

    Multi-windowing technique for thresholding an image using local image
properties
    2.
    发明授权
    Multi-windowing technique for thresholding an image using local image properties 失效
    使用局部图像属性对图像进行阈值化的多窗口技术

    公开(公告)号:US5583659A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-10

    申请号:US338051

    申请日:1994-11-10

    摘要: A technique, specifically apparatus and an accompanying method, for accurately thresholding an image based on local image properties, specifically luminance variations, and particularly such a technique that uses multi-windowing for providing enhanced immunity to image noise and lessened boundary artifacts. Specifically, a localized intensity gradient, G(i,j), is determined for a pre-defined window (300) centered about each image pixel (i, j ) . Localized minimum and maximum pixel intensity measures, L.sub.min and L.sub.max, respectively, are also determined for another, though larger, window (330) centered about pixel (i,j). Also, a localized area gradient measure, GS(i,j), is determined as a sum of individual intensity gradients for a matrix of pixel positions (370) centered about pixel position (i,j). Each image pixel (i,j) is then classified as being an object pixel, i.e., black, or a background pixel, i.e., white, based upon its area gradient, GS (i,j), and associated L.sub.min and L.sub.max measures.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于基于局部图像特性(特别是亮度变化)精确地阈值化图像的技术,特别是使用多窗口来提供对图像噪声的增强的抗扰性和减少的边界伪影的技术。 具体地,针对以每个图像像素(i,j)为中心的预定窗口(300)确定局部强度梯度G(i,j)。 对于以像素(i,j)为中心的另一个较大的窗口(330),也分别确定了局部最小和最大像素强度测量值Lmin和Lmax。 此外,局部区域梯度测量GS(i,j)被确定为以像素位置(i,j)为中心的像素位置(370)的矩阵的各个强度梯度的和。 然后根据其面积梯度GS(i,j)和相关联的Lmin和Lmax度量,将每个图像像素(i,j)分类为对象像素,即黑色或背景像素,即白色。

    Generation of a color dropout function for use in electronic color dropout
    3.
    发明授权
    Generation of a color dropout function for use in electronic color dropout 有权
    生成用于电子色差的色差功能

    公开(公告)号:US06823081B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-23

    申请号:US09845903

    申请日:2001-04-30

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    CPC分类号: H04N1/38 G06K9/2018

    摘要: A method for performing color dropout on a digitized document, the method comprises the steps of obtaining color values from the digitized document for background and a color of interest to a user; transforming the color values of the background and the color of interest into an identical gray scale value according to a color dropout function; obtaining a gray scale value different from the identical gray scale value for the remaining portion of the image according to the color dropout function; and thresholding the gray scale values obtained from the previous steps to obtain a binary image that substantially eliminates color classification error which retains character integrity by a functional transformation that suppresses color fringe artifacts.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在数字化文档上执行色差的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:从所述数字化文档获得用于背景的颜色值和对用户感兴趣的颜色; 根据色差函数将背景颜色值和感兴趣的颜色变换为相同的灰度值; 根据色差函数获得与图像剩余部分相同的灰度值不同的灰度值; 并且阈值化从先前步骤获得的灰度值,以获得基本上消除通过抑制彩色条纹伪像的功能变换来保持字符完整性的颜色分类误差的二值图像。

    Vertical black line removal implementation
    4.
    发明授权
    Vertical black line removal implementation 有权
    垂直黑线删除实现

    公开(公告)号:US06873728B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-29

    申请号:US10050207

    申请日:2002-01-16

    CPC分类号: H04N1/4097

    摘要: A vertical black line removal system (VBLR) is adapted to remove unwanted vertical lines produced on scanned document images by dust or other particles on the imaging apparatus. The VBLR system, placed in a document scanner after the binarization equipment, creates a stored histogram table including the difference values of “1” or “0” for the first and second image data. A vertical black line search processor compares each histogram value in the histogram table with a predetermined threshold value such that when the histogram value is greater than the threshold value the histogram value and the image address indicating the location of defect are stored in memory. An image readout then creates a corrected image by comparing each original image address with the stored defect image addresses so that when there is not a match with defect image addresses the first binary image value is output, and when the addresses are equal the difference value is analyzed for a “1” or “0” to determine when the first or second image data is to be output.

    摘要翻译: 垂直黑线去除系统(VBLR)适于通过成像设备上的灰尘或其他颗粒去除扫描的文档图像上产生的不需要的垂直线。 在二值化设备之后放置在文档扫描器中的VBLR系统创建包括第一和第二图像数据的“1”或“0”的差值的存储的直方图表。 垂直黑线搜索处理器将直方图表中的每个直方图值与预定阈值进行比较,使得当直方图值大于阈值时,直方图值和指示缺陷位置的图像地址被存储在存储器中。 图像读出然后通过将每个原始图像地址与存储的缺陷图像地址进行比较来创建校正图像,使得当与缺陷图像地址不匹配时输出第一二值图像值,并且当地址相等时,差值为 分析“1”或“0”以确定何时输出第一或第二图像数据。

    Image processing system for reducing vertically disposed patterns on images produced by scanning
    5.
    发明授权
    Image processing system for reducing vertically disposed patterns on images produced by scanning 有权
    用于减少由扫描产生的图像上的垂直布置图案的图像处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US06317223B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-13

    申请号:US09211600

    申请日:1998-12-14

    IPC分类号: G06T550

    CPC分类号: H04N1/4097

    摘要: A digital image processing system applies an edge-based adaptive thresholding technique with different contrast parameters to convert an image into first and second binary images. In the digital processing system of the invention, the first and second binary images are compared and a map of the difference between the first and second binary images is generated. A vertical profile of this map is projected and local peaks in the vertical profile which correspond to a vertical pattern or artifact in the map is detected. Pixels in the first binary image are reversed based on the vertical pattern or artifact in the map. This system is effective in reducing vertical artifacts produced by scanners.

    摘要翻译: 数字图像处理系统将具有不同对比度参数的基于边缘的自适应阈值技术应用于将图像转换为第一和第二二进制图像。 在本发明的数字处理系统中,比较第一和第二二进制图像并生成第一和第二二进制图像之间的差异的映射。 投影该地图的垂直剖面,并检测对应于地图中的垂直图案或伪影的垂直剖面中的局部峰值。 基于地图中的垂直图案或伪像,第一个二进制图像中的像素被颠倒。 该系统有效减少扫描仪产生的垂直伪影。

    Method of detecting the skew angle of a printed business form
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of detecting the skew angle of a printed business form 失效
    检测印刷业务形式的角度角的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5054098A

    公开(公告)日:1991-10-01

    申请号:US526426

    申请日:1990-05-21

    申请人: Yongchun Lee

    发明人: Yongchun Lee

    CPC分类号: G06K9/3283 G06K2209/01

    摘要: Document contour vectorization and the use of a modified Hough transform are used in combination to detect the skew angle of a digitized form image so that image skew may then be corrected in the preprocessing of form images prior to document analysis and classification.

    摘要翻译: 结合使用文档轮廓矢量化和修改的霍夫变换的使用来检测数字化形式图像的偏斜角度,从而可以在文档分析和分类之前在形式图像的预处理中校正图像偏斜。

    Polygon-based method for automatic extraction of selected text in a
digitized document
    7.
    发明授权
    Polygon-based method for automatic extraction of selected text in a digitized document 失效
    用于在数字化文档中自动提取所选文本的基于多边形的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5048099A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-10

    申请号:US526425

    申请日:1990-05-21

    申请人: Yongchun Lee

    发明人: Yongchun Lee

    IPC分类号: G06K9/20 G06K9/48 G06T7/60

    摘要: A threshold free algorithm is used to extract text in a region which has been circled with any hand drawn shape of any size that consitutes a closed curve. Use of this technique allows an operator to select intensity regions in text material in a paper-based document and automate the extraction of the enclosed text in the digitized image of the document.

    摘要翻译: 一个无阈值算法用于提取一个区域中的文本,该区域已经用任何尺寸的任何手绘形状进行了圆圈,这些形状构成了一个闭合曲线。 使用这种技术允许操作者在基于纸张的文档中选择文本材料中的强度区域并且自动地在文档的数字化图像中提取所包含的文本。

    Contour feature-based method for identification and segmentation of
touching characters
    8.
    发明授权
    Contour feature-based method for identification and segmentation of touching characters 失效
    基于特征的轮廓识别和分割触摸人物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5040229A

    公开(公告)日:1991-08-13

    申请号:US474188

    申请日:1990-02-02

    IPC分类号: G06K9/34 G06T7/60

    CPC分类号: G06K9/34 G06K2209/01

    摘要: Characters which touch one another in a document image are identified and separated in accordance with their contours. The objects in the image are divided into two classes comprising, respectively, those having closed inner contours and those which do not. An object in the first class having either a closed inner contour which is not centered in the object or two horizontally offset closed inner contours or more than two closed inner contours is identified as containing two touching characters and is split in accordance with the character stroke thickness observed in the document. An object in the second class whose contours intersect three spaced horizontal reference lines at more than a predetermined number of points is compared against intersection patterns characteristic of single characters. If a match is not found, the object is identified as containing touching characters.

    摘要翻译: 在文档图像中彼此接触的字符根据其轮廓被识别和分离。 图像中的对象被分成两类,分别包括具有封闭的内轮廓和不具有内轮廓的那些。 第一类中的物体具有不在物体中心的封闭内轮廓或两个水平偏移闭合内轮廓或多于两个封闭内轮廓的物体被识别为包含两个触摸字符,并且根据字符行程厚度 在文件中观察。 将第二类中的轮廓与多于预定点数相交的三个间隔水平参考线的对象与单个字符的特征的交点图案进行比较。 如果没有找到匹配,则该对象被标识为包含触摸字符。

    Color scanning to enhance bitonal image
    9.
    发明申请
    Color scanning to enhance bitonal image 审中-公开
    彩色扫描增强双色图像

    公开(公告)号:US20070253040A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-01

    申请号:US11414747

    申请日:2006-04-28

    IPC分类号: G03F3/08

    摘要: A method for obtaining bitonal image data from a document obtains scanned color image data from at least two color channels and identifies, in the scanned color image data, at least one region of interest (R1) containing foreground content and background content. At least one threshold data value is obtained according to an image attribute that differs between the foreground content and the background content within the region of interest (R1). The scanned color image data of the document is converted to bitonal image data according to the at least one threshold data value obtained from the region of interest (R1).

    摘要翻译: 从文件获得双色图像数据的方法从至少两个颜色通道获得扫描的彩色图像数据,并在扫描的彩色图像数据中识别包含前景内容和背景内容的至少一个感兴趣区域(R 1)。 根据在感兴趣区域(R 1)中的前景内容和背景内容之间不同的图像属性获得至少一个阈值数据值。 根据从感兴趣区域(R 1)获得的至少一个阈值数据值,将文档的扫描彩色图像数据转换为双色图像数据。

    High-speed scanner having image processing for improving the color reproduction and visual appearance thereof
    10.
    发明授权
    High-speed scanner having image processing for improving the color reproduction and visual appearance thereof 有权
    具有用于改善颜色再现和视觉外观的图像处理的高速扫描器

    公开(公告)号:US06924909B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-02

    申请号:US09789103

    申请日:2001-02-20

    CPC分类号: H04N1/6005 H04N1/62

    摘要: A scanner for digitizing a document includes a digitizer for digitizing the document into a first color space; a circuit for converting the digitized data into a second color space having a luminance channel and two chrominance channels; a multiplexer having text, approximate actual color of a uniform area and a predetermined color as input for selecting either the text, approximate actual color or the predetermined color as outputs; and multiplexer control input which determines which of the outputs will be selected as actual output based on a uniform area of the document.

    摘要翻译: 用于数字化文档的扫描仪包括用于将文档数字化为第一颜色空间的数字化仪; 用于将数字化数据转换成具有亮度通道和两个色度通道的第二颜色空间的电路; 具有文本,均匀区域的近似实际颜色和作为用于选择文本,近似实际颜色或预定颜色作为输出的输入的预定颜色的多路复用器; 以及多路复用器控制输入,其基于文档的统一区域确定将哪个输出选择为实际输出。