Abstract: A technique is described for table grid detection and separation during the analysis and recognition of documents containing table contents. The technique includes the steps of table detection, grid separation, and table cell extraction. The technique is characterized by the steps of detecting the grid lines of a table using, for example, inverse cell detection, separating noise and touching text from the grid lines, and extracting the cell contents for OCR recognition.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 5, 2013
Publication date:
June 12, 2014
Applicant:
The Neat Company, Inc. d/b/a Neatreceipts, Inc.