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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a rule for specifying a tag indicative of an attribute of a character string on a name card, and further improve discrimination accuracy of the tag. Ž<P>SOLUTION: A layout structure analysis device 10 includes: a layout dictionary 18 for storing a first image feature value comprising layout information on each character string on a name card, and a tag; a layout analysis unit 14 for acquiring layout information on an input image read from the name card; a tag determination unit 15 for provisionally determining an attribute for every written element based on character recognition results, etc.; a feature value generation unit 16 for generating a second image feature value with the determined tag for every written element and the layout information acquired through layout analysis associated with each other; and a tag fixing unit 17 for fixing the tag for every written element of the input image, based on a result of comparison of the first and second image feature values. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž
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