Detecting text in natural image with connectionist text proposal network

Z Tian, W Huang, T He, P He, Y Qiao - … 11-14, 2016, Proceedings, Part VIII …, 2016 - Springer
We propose a novel Connectionist Text Proposal Network (CTPN) that accurately localizes
text lines in natural image. The CTPN detects a text line in a sequence of fine-scale text …

Symmetry-based text line detection in natural scenes

Z Zhang, W Shen, C Yao, X Bai - Proceedings of the IEEE …, 2015 - cv-foundation.org
Recently, a variety of real-world applications have triggered huge demand for techniques
that can extract textual information from natural scenes. Therefore, scene text detection and …

Words matter: Scene text for image classification and retrieval

S Karaoglu, R Tao, T Gevers… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Text in natural images typically adds meaning to an object or scene. In particular, text
specifies which business places serve drinks (eg, cafe, teahouse) or food (eg, restaurant …

Self-organized text detection with minimal post-processing via border learning

Y Wu, P Natarajan - … of the IEEE international conference on …, 2017 - openaccess.thecvf.com
In this paper we propose a new solution to the text detection problem via border learning.
Specifically, we make four major contributions: 1) We analyze the insufficiencies of the …

Wetext: Scene text detection under weak supervision

S Tian, S Lu, C Li - … of the IEEE international conference on …, 2017 - openaccess.thecvf.com
The requiring of large amounts of annotated training data has become a common constraint
on various deep learning systems. In this paper, we propose a weakly supervised scene text …

A new technique for multi-oriented scene text line detection and tracking in video

L Wu, P Shivakumara, T Lu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Text detection and tracking in video is challenging due to contrast, resolution and
background variations, and different orientations and text movements. In addition, the …

What is a good evaluation protocol for text localization systems? Concerns, arguments, comparisons and solutions

S Calarasanu, J Fabrizio, S Dubuisson - Image and Vision Computing, 2016 - Elsevier
A trustworthy protocol is essential to evaluate a text detection algorithm in order to, first
measure its efficiency and adjust its parameters and, second to compare its performances …

A comprehensive review on performance-based comparative analysis, categorization, classification and mapping of text extraction system techniques for images

D Ghai, S Saxena, G Dhingra, SL Tripathi - Multimedia Tools and …, 2024 - Springer
In today's quick world of images and videos, text extraction became the responsibility of
machine/deep learning techniques. The various techniques utilized for text extraction …

Robust blur kernel estimation for license plate images from fast moving vehicles

Q Lu, W Zhou, L Fang, H Li - IEEE transactions on image …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the unique identification of a vehicle, license plate is a key clue to uncover over-speed
vehicles or the ones involved in hit-and-run accidents. However, the snapshot of over-speed …

Textcatcher: a method to detect curved and challenging text in natural scenes

J Fabrizio, M Robert-Seidowsky, S Dubuisson… - International Journal on …, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, we propose a text detection algorithm which is hybrid and multi-scale. First, it
relies on a connected component-based approach: After the segmentation of the image, a …