Patent ID: 7359551
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of performing written character recognition on an input character, the method comprising the steps of: (a) for each of a plurality of character models: (i) decomposing the input character into one or more segments in accordance with a segmentation scheme associated with the character model; and (ii) evaluating said segment or segments against a segment model associated with the present character model, such that the evaluation produces a score indicative of conformity with the model; and (b) selecting the character model that produced the highest score and classifying the input character as the character associated with that character model; wherein the step of decomposing the input character into one or more segments is performed such that each segment has a minimum length according to the following equation: where l p n =number of points in the stroke λ=minimum length threshold.