Patent ID: 9619700
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. An image processing device comprising: a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: specify corners of edges in a target image as feature points; determine whether or not a plurality of first feature points that are among the specified feature points and are aligned in a substantially straight line have a same or similar color in order to specify, among the specified feature points, the plurality of first feature points that are aligned in a substantially straight line and have a same or similar color, and obtain, in a case where it is determined that the first plurality of feature points that are aligned in the substantially straight line have the same or similar color, an area including the plurality of first feature points; and specify a character area in the target image based on the obtained area.