A Model-Based Field Frame Detection for Handwritten Filled-in Forms

Author

Perez-Cortes, Juan-Carlos ; Andreu, Luis ; Arlandis, Joaquim

Author_Institution

Inst. Tecnol. de Inf., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia

fYear

2008

fDate

16-19 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

362

Lastpage

368

Abstract

In this paper, a method for detection and model definition of field frames in forms intended for handwritten data input is presented. The pre-printed field frames are extracted and parameterized to contribute to several tasks in the context of high-volume data-entry form scanning: assistance to the operator in the process of form specification, fine location of the pre-printed field frames, frame dropout and character restoration in the frequent case that handwritten characters data cross the field boundaries. Examples on real forms with very different layouts and characteristics are presented.

Keywords

document image processing; handwritten character recognition; image restoration; text analysis; character restoration; handwritten filled-in forms; high-volume data-entry form scanning; model-based field frame detection; preprinted field frames; Character generation; Color; Data mining; Databases; Government; Ink; Medical services; Optical character recognition software; Storage automation; Text analysis; Detection; Field; Forms; Frame; Handwrittem;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Document Analysis Systems, 2008. DAS '08. The Eighth IAPR International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Nara

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3337-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DAS.2008.54

Filename

4669982