Title :
On-Line Computer Classification of Handprinted Chinese Characters as a Translation Aid
Author :
Groner, Gabriel F. ; Heafner, J.F. ; Robinson, T.W.
Author_Institution :
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.
Abstract :
This paper describes a method for using sequential positional information to recognize handprinted Chinese characters, and a computer program which uses this method to provide a translation aid. The method is based on the fact that Chinese characters are drawn as a definite sequence of a few types of strokes. The program, which provides a direct man-computer communication via a RAND Tablet and a CRT display, simplifies using a Chinese dictionary by reducing the number of steps and the time required.
Keywords :
Autocorrelation; Cathode ray tubes; Character generation; Character recognition; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Probability; Random number generation; Statistics; Testing; Character recognition; Chinese character recognition; RAND tablet application; computer graphics; graphic information retrieval; handprinted character recognition; man-computer communication; on-line computer application; translation aid;
Journal_Title :
Electronic Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/PGEC.1967.264750
