P S P Wang

K Inoue

M Nivat

A Nakamura

A Saoudi

This review volume contains a selection of papers by leading experts in the areas of Parallel Image Analysis, 2-D, 3-D Grammars and Automata and Neural Nets and Learning. Contents: From Equations to Hardware. Towards the Systematic Mapping of Algorithms onto Parallel Architectures (F Charot et al.)Manipulations of Octrees and Quadtrees on Multiprocessors (V Chaudhary et al.)Parallel Algorithms for Multi-Dimensional Image Template Matching (A Saoudi & M Nivat)Mesh Algorithms for Finding Repetitions and Partial Symmetries in Arrays (S L Tanimoto & R Miller)Path-Controlled Graph Grammars for Syntactic Pattern Recognition (K Aizawa & A Nakamura)A Characterization of Recognizable Picture Languages (K Inoue & I Takanami)Constant Leaf-Size Hierarchy of Two-Dimensional Alternating Turning Machines (A Ito et al.)Context-Sensitivity of Puzzle Grammars (P Laroche et al.)Parallel Generations and Parsing of Array Languages Using Reversible Cellular Automata (K Morita & S Ueno)Three-Dimensional Sequential/Parallel Universal Array Grammars for Polyhedral Object Pattern Analysis (P S P Wang)Shape Recovery and Error Correction Based on Hypothetical Constraints by Parallel Network for Energy Minimization (K Kakusho et al.)Use of Gradated Patterns in an Associative Neural Memory for Invariant Pattern Recognition (K Kobara et al.)Learning of Recognizable Picture Languages (R Siromoney et al.)Learning Equal Matrix Grammars Based on Control Sets (Y Takada) Readership: Computer scientists. keywords:

Parallel Image Analysis and Processing

L S Davis

A Rosenfeld

This volume deals with the following topics: 2-D, 3-D automata and grammars, parallel architecture for image processing, parallel digital geometry algorithms, data allocation strategies for parallel image processing algorithms, complexity analysis of parallel image operators. The contributions are written by leading experts in the fields of models, algorithms and architectures for parallel image processing. Contents:Data Allocation Strategies for Parallel Image Processing Algorithms (V Marion-Poty & S Miguet)Facilitating High-Performance Image Analysis on Reduced Hypercube (RH) Parallel Computers (S G Ziavras & M A Sideras)Time-Optimal Digital Geometry Algorithms on Meshes with Multiple Broadcasting (V Bokka et al.)A Time-Optimal Multiple-Query Nearest-Neighbor Algorithm on Meshes with Multiple Broadcasting (I Stoica)A Linear Algorithm for Segmentation of Digital Curves (I Debled-Rennesson & J-P Reveillès)Some Notes on Parallel Coordinate Grammars (A Nakamura)Basic Puzzle Languages (K G Subramanian et al.)Cooperating Systems of Three-Way Two-Dimensional Finite Automata (Y Wang et al.)The Effect of Inkdots for Two-Dimensional Automata (A Ito et al.)On Topology Preservation in 2-D and 3-D Thinning (T Y Kong)Two Methodologies to Implement 3D Thinning Algorithms on Distributed Memory Machines (V Marion-Poty)Analysis and Design of Parallel Thinning Algorithms — A Generic Approach (Y Y Zhang & P S P Wang)A New 26-Connected Objects Surface Tracking Algorithm and Its Related PRAM Version (L Perroton) Readership: Computer scientists. keywords:Parallilism;Digital Geometory;Mesh;Morphology;Array Grammar;Array Automata;Parallel Thinnning;Parallel Processing;Distributed Processing;Image Processing;Parallel Image Processing;Distributed Image Processing;Image Analysis;Parallel Image Analysis;Distributed Image Analysis

Parallel Image Analysis: Theory and Applications

H Bunke

S Impedovo

The widespread use of bankchecks in daily life makes the development of check-reading systems of fundamental relevance to banks and other financial institutions. This will improve productivity and allow advanced customer services. Therefore, many industrial companies and academic research laboratories have recently been attracted to this field, which involves several aspects, like image acquisition and preprocessing, layout analysis, preprinted data identification and recognition, user-entered data extraction, recognition of handwritten characters and words, and signature verification. The contributions collected in this book present the state of the art in the field of complete systems for bankcheck recognition, and explore the most promising trends in key aspects of this research field. Contents:Automatic Bankcheck Processing: A New Engineered System (G Dimauro et al.)A Prototype for Brazilian Bankcheck Recognition (L L Lee et al.)Automatic Reading of Handwritten Amounts on French Checks (M Leroux et al.)Bankcheck Recognition Using Cross Validation Between Legal and Courtesy Amounts (G Kim & V Govindaraju)An Evolutionary Approach to the Use of Neural Networks in the Segmentation of Handwritten Numerals (J M Westall & M S Narasimha)An Off Line Cursive Handwritten Word Recognition System and Its Application to Legal Amount Interpretation (K Han & I K Sethi)Optimal Order of Markov Models Applied to Bankchecks (C Olivier et al.)A Cognitive Approach to Off-Line Signature Verification (N A Murshed et al.)and other papers Readership: Students and researchers in artificial intelligence and employees of banks and other financial institutions. keywords:

Automatic Bankcheck Processing

Character and handwriting recognition by computers is attracting much attention particularly because of its potential for application in many areas such as office automation, bank check processing, recognition of postal addresses and ZIP Codes, signature verification, and document and text recognition. Over the past four decades, many methods have been proposed, developed and tested for computers to recognize characters, and they have been reported in a variety of publications. The present volume is a coherent and integrated publication containing papers which give new research results in this increasingly active field. It is a boon to researchers, scientists and engineers who need to keep abreast of new developments in character and handwriting methodologies and applications. Contents: Foreword (C Y Suen)OCR and Off-Line Character Recognition:Optical Character Recognition — A Survey (S Impedovo et al.)Transformation-Ring-Projection (TRP) Algorithm and its VLSI Implementation (Y Y Tang et al.)Regularities and Singularities in Line Pictures (J C Simon & O Baret)On-Line Character Recognition:Speed, Accuracy, and Flexibility Trade-Offs in On-Line Character Recognition (C C Tappert)Chinese and Japanese Character Recognition: Some Research Achievements on Chinese Character Recognition in China (J-W Tai)Applications:Understanding Handwritten Text in a Structured Environment: Determining ZIP Codes from Addresses (E Cohen et al.)A Structural Approach to On-Line Character Recognition: System Design and Applications (F Nouboud & R Plamondon)Progress in Verification of Skillfully Simulated Handwritten Signatures (M Ammar)and other papers Readership: Computer scientists, engineers, researchers and industrialists.

Expanding Frontiers

Character and Handwriting Recognition

H Baird

Interest in the automatic processing and analysis of document images has been rapidly increasing during the past few years. This book addresses the different subfields of document image analysis, including preprocessing and segmentation, form processing, handwriting recognition, line drawing and map processing, and contextual processing. Contents:Preface (H Bunke et al.)A New Parallel Thinning Algorithm (Y Y Zhang & P S P Wang)Background Structure in Document Images (H S Baird)Analysis of Form Images (D Wang & S N Srihari)Model-Based Analysis and Understanding of Check Forms (T M Ha & H Bunke)Document Structures: A Survey (Y Y Tang & C Y Suen)Automatic Input of Logic Diagrams by Recognizing Loop-Symbols and Rectilinear Connections (S H Kim & J H Kim)Syntactic Analysis of Technical Drawing Dimensions (S Collin & D Colnet)Recognition of Elevation Value in Topographic Maps by Multi-Angled Parallelism (H Yamada et al.)Character Recognition by Signature Approximation (N Papamarkos et al.)An Adaptive Modular Neural Network with Application to Unconstrained Character Recognition (L Mui et al.)A Model-Based Split-and-Merge Method for Character String Recognition (H Nishida & S Mori)A Robust Stroke Extraction Method for Handwritten Chinese Characters (H-D Chang & J-F Wang)Handprinted Chinese Character Recognition Using Probability Distribution Feature (T F Li & S S Yu)An Algorithm for Matching OCR-Generated Text Strings (S V Rice et al.) Readership: Computer scientists. keywords:

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