| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a form processing device which detects the coordinates of a frame without creating format information for each form, the forms being different from each other in the position or size of a character frame or a field frame and in the arrangement of the form even though the forms are the same kind. SOLUTION: A form is divided into partial areas and a plurality of pieces of partial format information are created for each of the areas. During form recognition, the process of collating an input image with a partial format is carried out for each of the partial areas to select an optimum partial format. By combining the optimum partial formats of the different partial areas, format information for the entire form is created. From the format information thus dynamically created, the coordinates of the frame are extracted. A semi-standardized form can be accurately recognized by use of the partial format information. Further, man hours for creating format information are reduced to reduce the volume of the format information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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