An automatic outline fitting algorithm for Arabic characters

M. Sarfraz*, M. A. Khan

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Abstract

In this paper, an efficient algorithm for automatic outline capture of digital character images is presented. This method is well suited for non-Roman languages like Arabic, 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, discorvering 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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
EditorsVipin Kumar, Marina L. Gavrilova, Chih Jeng Kenneth Tan, Pierre L’Ecuyer, Chih Jeng Kenneth Tan
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages589-598
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)3540401563
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2669
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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