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HMMRF: A Stochastic Model for Offline Handwritten Chinese Character Recognition

  • Qing Wang
  • , Rongchun Zhao
  • , Zheru Chi
  • , David D. Feng
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian
  • The University of Sydney

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Abstract

This paper proposes an Hidden Markov Mesh Random Field (HMMRF)-based stochastic model for off-line handwritten Chinese characters recognition using statistical observation sequences embedded in the strokes of a character. Due to the great amount of Chinese characters and many different writing styles or variations, the recognition of handwritten Chinese characters becomes more difficult and challenging than any other character recognition. In our approach, a new framework based on HMMRF model is put forward at first. The estimation of model parameters and state sequence decoding algorithms are also discussed later. Besides the mathematical model and corresponding issues, nonlinear shape normalization scheme that modifies the distortion and adjusts the correlation of strokes is applied. Two types of stroke-based features are extracted for the rough classification and observation sequence respectively. Experimental results on isolated handwritten Chinese characters demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Signal Processing Proceedings, ICSP
EditorsYuan Baozong, Tang Xiaofang
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1475-1478
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780357477
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Event5th International Conference on Signal Processing, ICSP 2000 - Beijing, China
Duration: 21 Aug 200025 Aug 2000

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Signal Processing Proceedings, ICSP
Volume3
ISSN (Print)2164-5221
ISSN (Electronic)2164-523X

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Signal Processing, ICSP 2000
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period21/08/0025/08/00

Keywords

  • crossing count feature
  • handwritten Chinese character recognition (HCCR)
  • hidden Markov mesh random field
  • nonlinear shape normalization
  • stroke directional length (traveling length)

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