Patent Document ID: 9710703
Application ID: 15211127

Base Claim:
1. A method for detecting texts included in a specific image, comprising steps of: (a) an apparatus detecting or allowing another device to detect one or more text candidates in the specific image by referring to feature values of pixels in the specific image; (b) the apparatus classifying or allowing another device to classify one or more weak texts in the specific image as strong texts by referring to information on at least one text classified as a strong text in another image related to the specific image if more than a certain percentage of the detected text candidates are classified as the weak texts as a result of comparison between at least one threshold value and at least one feature value of at least one pixel selected in a region where the detected text candidates are included or a value converted from the feature value.

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Claim 12:
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of: (c) the apparatus grouping or allowing another device to group the strong texts if the number of the strong texts converted from the weak texts are more than two.