Multi-cue fusion based ticket positioning recognition method and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016196476-A1
Application number	US-201414917245-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 20, 2014
Priority date	Jun 13, 2014
Publication date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A multi-cue fusion based ticket positioning recognition method and system, utilizing the coordinate mapping relationship between a one-dimensional MICR magnetic signal and a ticket OCR image signal to convert the processing data with high credibility in the MICR signal recognition module into parameters suitable for the OCR signal recognition module through geometric conversion, thus improving OCR character positioning efficiency and reliability, saving operation time and improving OCR recognition precision, and improving the accuracy and processing efficiency of a character recognition system.

First claim

1 . A bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination, comprising:
step S 1 comprising collecting an MICR magnetic signal and a CIS (Contact Image Sensor) image signal of an input bill, to obtain collection information; step S 2 comprising performing, by a serial number detection unit in an MICR identification module, a serial number detection on the collection information, to obtain a character string geometric position parameter; step S 3 comprising performing, by a character segmentation unit in the MICR identification module, a character segmentation on the character string geometric position parameter, to obtain character geometric position parameters; step S 4 comprising performing, by a character feature extraction unit in the MICR identification module, a character feature extraction on the character geometric position parameters, to obtain feature characters; step S 5 comprising performing, by a character classification determination unit in the MICR identification module, a classification determination on the feature characters, to obtain and store an MICR evaluation score; step S 6 comprising performing a geometric conversion on the character string geometric position parameter and the character geometric position parameters, to obtain an OCR character string geometric position parameter adapted to a serial number detection unit in an OCR identification module and OCR character geometric position parameters adapted to a character segmentation unit in the OCR identification module, respectively; step S 7 comprising performing, by a character feature extraction unit in the OCR identification module, a character feature extraction on the OCR character geometric position parameters, to obtain OCR feature characters; step S 8 comprising performing, by a character classification determination unit in the OCR identification module, a classification determination on the OCR feature characters, to obtain and store an OCR evaluation score; step S 9 comprising obtaining a character identification result based on the MICR evaluation score and the OCR evaluation score; and step S 10 comprising obtaining an input bill identification result based on the character identification result, and processing the input bill based on the input bill identification result.

2 . The bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination according to claim 1 , wherein before step S 1 , the method further comprises:
detecting whether the input bill reaches a collection position, and triggering a signal collection in a case the input bill reaches the collection position.

3 . The bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination according to claim 1 , wherein before the step of detecting whether the input bill reaches the collection position, the method further comprises:
performing a skew rectification on the input bill.

4 . The bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination according to claim 1 , wherein after step S 1 and before step S 2 , the method further comprises:
performing an overlap detection on the input bill, and performing a bill overlap processing on the input bill in a case the input bill is overlapped, otherwise performing step S 2 .

5 . The bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination according to claim 1 , wherein step S 9 comprises:
calculating confidences of identifications of the input bill by the MICR identification module and the OCR identification module; and
determining an evaluation score of an identification module with a higher confidence to be a character identification result of the input bill.

6 . The bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination according to claim 1 , wherein step S 10 comprises:
performing an authenticity verification on the character identification result to obtain an input bill identification result; and
accepting the input bill in a case the input bill identification result is true, otherwise performing a rejection operation.

7 . A bill positioning and identification system based on multi-cue combination, comprising:
a signal collection device, comprising a collection module and configured to collect an MICR magnetic signal and a CIS image signal of an input bill to obtain collection information; a signal identification device, connected to the signal collection device and comprising an MICR signal identification module and an OCR signal identification module; wherein the MICR signal identification module comprises a serial number detection unit, a character segmentation unit, a character feature extraction unit and a classification determination unit; wherein the serial number detection unit is configured to perform a serial number detection on the collection information, to obtain a character string geometric position parameter; the character segmentation unit is configured to perform a character segmentation on the character string geometric position parameter, to obtain character geometric position parameters; the character feature extraction unit is configured to perform a character feature extraction on the character geometric position parameters, to obtain feature characters; and the classification determination unit is configured to perform a classification determination on the feature characters, to obtain and store an MICR evaluation score; and wherein the OCR signal identification module comprises a geometric conversion unit, a serial number detection unit, a character segmentation unit, a character feature extraction unit and a classification determination unit; wherein the geometric conversion unit is configured to perform a geometric conversion on the character string geometric position parameter and the character geometric position parameters, to obtain an OCR character string geometric position parameter adapted to the serial number detection unit in the OCR signal identification module and OCR character geometric position parameters adapted to the character segmentation unit in the OCR signal identification; the character feature extraction unit is configured to perform a character feature extraction on the OCR character geometric position parameters, to obtain OCR feature characters; and the classification determination unit is configured to perform a classification determination on the OCR feature characters, to obtain and store an OCR evaluation score; and a processing device, connected to the signal identification device and configured to obtain an input bill identification result based on the character identification result and process the input bill based on the input bill identification result.

8 . The bill positioning and identification system based on multi-cue combination according to claim 7 , wherein the signal collection device further comprises:
a detection module, configured to detect whether the input bill reaches an collection position and trigger a signal collection in a case the input bill reaches the collection position.

9 . The bill positioning and identification system based on multi-cue combination according to claim 7 , wherein the signal collection device further comprises:
a skew rectification module, configured to perform a skew rectification on the input bill.

10 . The bill positioning and identification system based on multi-cue combination according to claim 7 , wherein the signal collection device further comprises:
an overlap detection module, configured to perform an overlap detection on the input bill.

11 . The bill positioning and identification method based on multi-cue combination according to claim 2 , wherein after

Assignees

• Grg Banking Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zheng Weirui
• Xiao Zhuming
• Guan Yuping
• Liu Guanglu

Classifications

• G06V30/2253

  Recognition of characters printed with magnetic ink (G06V30/2247 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07D7/04 Primary

  Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint (G07D7/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06V30/10

  Character recognition · CPC title

• G06K9/186 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K9/50

  Physics · mapped topic