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Arabic character recognition based on MCR

  • A. Zidouri
  • , S. Chinveeraphan
  • , M. Sato

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Abstract

In this paper we propose an off-line recognition system for machine printed Arabic characters based on the Minimum Covering Run expression method (MCR). The recognition is achieved by matching to reference prototypes. We report a recognition rate of 97.5% and possibility of generalising the system to other symbols and characters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImage Analysis Applications and Computer Graphics - 3rd International Computer Science Conference ICSC 1995, Proceedings
EditorsRoland T. Chin, Ting-Chuen Pong, Avi C. Naiman, Horace H.S. Ip
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages512-513
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9783540606970
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1024
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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