Image processing device, image processing method, and computer program product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10296802-B2
Application number	US-201715680293-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2017
Priority date	Feb 3, 2017
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a memory, and one or more hardware processors configured to function as a receiving unit, a specifying unit, and a detecting unit. The receiving unit receives input information input to an image. The specifying unit specifies the position of the input information. The detecting unit detects a character string having a smaller distance to the position than another character string, from the image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing device, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more hardware processors configured to function as a receiving unit, a specifying unit, and a detecting unit, wherein
the receiving unit receives input information input to an image,
the specifying unit specifies a position of the input information, and
the detecting unit detects a character string for which a distance between the character string and the position is equal to or smaller than a first threshold and a difference in a direction between the character string and the input information is equal to or smaller than a second threshold, from the image, wherein
the detecting unit detects the character string from a first detection range formed with a side whose direction coincides with the direction of the character string and a side whose direction is perpendicular to the direction of the character string when an elevation angle of an imaging device of when the image has been taken is smaller than a third threshold, and detects the character string from a second detection range formed with a side whose direction coincides with a vertical direction or a horizontal direction of the image and a side whose direction coincides with the direction of the character string when the elevation angle of the imaging device of when the image has been taken is equal to or greater than the third threshold.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting unit sets a detection range having a side parallel with the direction of the input information and detects the character string for which the distance between the character string and the position is equal to or smaller than the first threshold and the difference in direction between the character string and the input information is equal to or smaller than the second threshold, from the detection range.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting unit transforms an image in the second detection range such that the direction of the character string included in the second detection range becomes horizontal or vertical and detects the character string from the transformed image in the second detection range.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting unit transforms an image in the first detection range such that the direction of the character string included in the first detection range becomes horizontal or vertical and detects the character string from the transformed image in the first detection range.

5. An image processing method, comprising:
receiving input information input to an image;
specifying a position of the input information; and
detecting a character string for which a distance between the character string and the position is equal to or smaller than a first threshold and a difference in a direction between the character string and the input information is equal to or smaller than a second threshold, from the image, wherein
the detecting detects the character string from a first detection range formed with a side whose direction coincides with the direction of the character string and a side whose direction is perpendicular to the direction of the character string when an elevation angle of an imaging device of when the image has been taken is smaller than a third threshold, and detects the character string from a second detection range formed with a side whose direction coincides with a vertical direction or a horizontal direction of the image and a side whose direction coincides with the direction of the character string when the elevation angle of the imaging device of when the image has been taken is equal to or greater than the third threshold.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the detecting sets a detection range having a side parallel with the direction of the input information and detects the character string for which the distance between the character string and the position is equal to or smaller than the first threshold and the difference in direction between the character string and the input information is equal to or smaller than the second threshold, from the detection range.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the detecting transforms an image in the second detection range such that the direction of the character string included in the second detection range becomes horizontal or vertical and detects the character string from the transformed image in the second detection range.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the detecting transforms an image in the first detection range such that the direction of the character string included in the first detection range becomes horizontal or vertical and detects the character string from the transformed image in the first detection range.

9. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions, the instructions causing a computer to function as:
a receiving unit configured to receive input information input to an image;
a specifying unit configured to specify a position of the input information; and
a detecting unit configured to detect a character string for which a distance between the character string and the position is equal to or smaller than a first threshold and a difference in a direction between the character string and the input information is equal to or smaller than a second threshold, from the image, wherein
the detecting unit detects the character string from a first detection range formed with a side whose direction coincides with the direction of the character string and a side whose direction is perpendicular to the direction of the character string when an elevation angle of an imaging device of when the image has been taken is smaller than a third threshold, and detects the character string from a second detection range formed with a side whose direction coincides with a vertical direction or a horizontal direction of the image and a side whose direction coincides with the direction of the character string when the elevation angle of the imaging device of when the image has been taken is equal to or greater than the third threshold.

10. The product according to claim 9 , wherein the detecting unit sets a detection range having a side parallel with the direction of the input information and detects the character string for which the distance between the character string and the position is equal to or smaller than the first threshold and the difference in direction between the character string and the input information is equal to or smaller than the second threshold, from the detection range.

11. The product according to claim 9 , wherein the detecting unit transforms an image in the second detection range such that the direction the character string included in the second detection range becomes horizontal or vertical and detects the character string from the transformed image in the second detection range.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Tonouchi Yojiro

Classifications

• G06V30/1456 Primary

  based on user interactions · CPC title

• G06V30/147

  Determination of region of interest · CPC title

• G06V30/1478

  of characters or characters lines · CPC title

• G06V30/10

  Character recognition · CPC title

• G06K9/3283

  Physics · mapped topic