Abstract
In this paper, an automatic and efficient algorithm for outline capture of character images, stored as bitmap, is presented. This method is well suited for characters of non-Roman languages like Arabic, Japanese, Urdu, Persian, etc. Contemporary word processing systems store shapes of the characters in terms of their outlines, and outlines are expressed as cubic Bezier curves. The process of capturing outlines includes steps: detection of boundary, finding Corner Points and Break Points and fitting the curve. The work done in this paper, fully automate the above process and produces optimal results.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1327-1336 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Future Generation Computer Systems |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals in the development of this work.
Keywords
- Boundary points
- Break points
- Corner points
- Cubic Bezier
- Digital character images
- Reparameterization
- Significant points
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Networks and Communications
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