Title :
An LSI processor for automatic character reading
Author :
Rahier, M. ; Jespers, P.
Author_Institution :
Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-La-Nueve, Belgium
Abstract :
Edge detection and thinning of a 32 × 24 digitized pattern have been performed on a single LSI chip. The output signal, a sequence of 3b vectors describing the skeletonized character contour, feeds a microprocessor which controls the recognition algorithm.
Keywords :
Character recognition; Circuits; Costs; Decoding; Energy consumption; Large scale integration; Optical character recognition software; Optical sensors; Pattern recognition; Power system reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1979 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1979.1155928