Patent ID: 11861893
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A processing method, comprising:
extracting a plurality of regions from a candidate region, the candidate region being a candidate of a region in which a meter is imaged, the plurality of regions respectively including a plurality of characters of the meter; and
determining a type of the meter based on positions of the plurality of regions, wherein
in extracting the plurality of regions, a plurality of numeral regions respectively including a plurality of numerals is extracted as the plurality of regions, and
in determining the type of the meter:
the type of the meter is determined to be round when the plurality of numerals is arranged in a curve; and
the type of the meter is determined to be vertical or horizontal when the plurality of numerals is arranged along one direction.