Comparing on-line recognition of Japanese and western script in preparation for recognizing multi-language documents

S. Jaeger1, M. Nakagawa1, C.-L. Liu2
1Department of Computer Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
2Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi and Limited, Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan

Tóm tắt

Recognizers supporting multiple languages and writing systems are becoming increasingly important due to the international success of pen-based systems. The main intention of the paper is to improve our understanding of the differences and similarities between Japanese and western handwriting recognition. Knowing the common techniques is important for developing compact and powerful multi-language recognizers with integrated modules for both writing systems. In particular, the simultaneous recognition of western and Japanese handwriting in multi-language documents requires methods suitable for both writing systems. Though the Japanese and western writing systems are completely different, we present many similar recognition techniques facilitating an integration of processing steps.

Từ khóa

#Writing #Handwriting recognition #Character recognition #Natural languages #Hardware #Computer science #Laboratories #Engines #Noise reduction #Working environment noise

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