This paper gives an algorithm for detecting and reading text in natural images. The algorithm is intended for use by blind and visually impaired subjects walking through city scen...
In this paper, we present a text detection and localization method. Our detection technique is based on a cascade of boosted ensemble and localizer uses standard image processing ...
Shehzad Muhammad Hanif, Lionel Prevost, Pablo Negr...
Automatic scene generation using voice and text offers a unique multimedia approach to classic storytelling and human computer interaction with 3D graphics. In this paper, we pre...
In this paper, we propose a robust approach for recognition of text embedded in natural scenes. Instead of using binary information as most other OCR systems do, we extract featur...
Jing Zhang, Xilin Chen, Andreas Hanneman, Jie Yang...
We present a novel image operator that seeks to find the value of stroke width for each image pixel, and demonstrate its use on the task of text detection in natural images. The s...