Patent ID: 8107766
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06K,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for correcting distortions in a scanned image of a page, the method comprising: detecting one or more areas of distortion in the scanned image of the page; identifying at least one set of collinear elements outside of the one or more areas of distortion in each of a plurality of lines in the scanned image; from the collinear elements, identifying collinear elements that are words; identifying a baseline position for each word; from the baseline positions of the collinear words, identifying a common curvilinear baseline for each of the plurality of lines; identifying a generally vertical line, wherein the generally vertical line is perpendicular to a maximum number of the common curvilinear baselines and closest to a binding edge in the scanned image of the page; selecting a starting point in the scanned image, wherein the starting point is located at a midpoint of the generally vertical line; and generating, at least partially in a memory of a computer device, a corrected image based on the scanned image, by performing steps including: