Abstract: Speed and accuracy of character recognition can be improved by isolating text orientation during an early stage of processing an image containing a mixture of horizontal and vertical text. Vertical and horizontal line bounding boxes are defined from characters in the image. In a section of the image containing horizontal text, vertical line bounding boxes may tend to be larger and/or spaced close together due to misalignment of characters. For the same reason, horizontal line bounding boxes may tend to be larger and/or spaced closed together in a section of the image containing vertical text. Such variations in size and/or spacing may be used to identify a division between the horizontal and vertical text. A subsequent character recognition process may take advantage of a known division to conserve computing resources.

Abstract: Speed and accuracy of character recognition can be improved by isolating text orientation during an early stage of processing an image containing a mixture of horizontal and vertical text. Vertical and horizontal line bounding boxes are defined from characters in the image. In a section of the image containing horizontal text, vertical line bounding boxes may tend to be larger and/or spaced close together due to misalignment of characters. For the same reason, horizontal line bounding boxes may tend to be larger and/or spaced closed together in a section of the image containing vertical text. Such variations in size and/or spacing may be used to identify a division between the horizontal and vertical text. A subsequent character recognition process may take advantage of a known division to conserve computing resources.

Abstract: A system for geographically locating a component of utility equipment may comprise a geo-location interface (GLI) in communication with and in proximity to the component, the GLI having a navigation system that provides geo-location data, wherein the GLI receives an input relating to an operating state of the component and transmits an output containing the geo-location data and an alert relating to the operating state, and at least one remote station that receives a digital message based on the output from the GLI and generates a display based on the digital message.

Abstract: An on-line monitor for electrical faults in the stator of an ac motor has a single di/dt current transformer or three separate di/dt current transformers coupled to the three phase conductors of the ac supply. The windings of the transformer, or transformers, are selected to generate a single sensed signal containing a linear combination of components of current in the three phase conductors weighted relatively so that algebraic differences between components from any two phase conductors is non-zero, such as preferably 2A+B-C or 3A+2B+C. The single sensed current signal is bandpass filtered to generate a pulse signal which is applied to an analyzer. The analyzer, preferably implemented by a microcontroller, generates an output based upon a combination of the amplitude and frequency of occurrence of the current pulse signal including a time attenuated accumulation of the pulses.