Modified region decomposition method and optimal depth decision tree in the recognition of non-uniform sized characters - An experimentation with Kannada characters

Pattern Recognition Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1467-1475

  Nagabhushan, P ^a   Pai, Radhika M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Bricks; Character recognition; Horizontal extension; Kannada characters; Learning; Optimal depth decision tree; Region decomposition; Vertical extension

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

OPTIMAL DEPTH DECISION TREES; REGION DECOMPOSITION METHODS;

OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033334080     PISSN: 01678655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8655(99)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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