Patent ID: 6421461
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A pattern recognition apparatus for processing an input pattern for recognition, utilizing a dictionary which registers both feature and size data corresponding to character symbols, said apparatus comprising:detection means for detecting feature and size data of the input pattern for recognition; read out means for reading out from the dictionary the feature and size data; comparison means for comparing both the feature and size data detected by said detection means with both the feature and size data read out from the dictionary, and for determining both a first value, the first value representing the similarity between the feature data detected by said detection means and the feature data read out from the dictionary, and a second value, the second value representing the similarity between the size data detected by said detection means and the size data read out from the dictionary; and output means for outputting the character symbol judged to be similar to said input pattern based on a third value calculated from the first value and the second value.