Ashraf Abu-Ein
Computer Engineering Department, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Faculty of Engineering Technology

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A Proposed Arabic Handwritten Text Normalization Method Tarik Abu-Ain; Siti Norul Huda Sheikh Abdullah; Khairuddin Omar; Ashraf Abu-Ein; Bilal Bataineh; Waleed Abu-Ain
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 7 No. 2 (2013)
Publisher : LPPM ITB

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2013.7.2.5

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Text normalization is an important technique in document image analysis and recognition. It consists of many preprocessing stages, which include slope correction, text padding, skew correction, and straight the writing line. In this side, text normalization has an important role in many procedures such as text segmentation, feature extraction and characters recognition. In the present article, a new method for text baseline detection, straightening, and slant correction for Arabic handwritten texts is proposed. The method comprises a set of sequential steps: first components segmentation is done followed by components text thinning; then, the direction features of the skeletons are extracted, and the candidate baseline regions are determined. After that, selection of the correct baseline region is done, and finally, the baselines of all components are aligned with the writing line.  The experiments are conducted on IFN/ENIT benchmark Arabic dataset. The results show that the proposed method has a promising and encouraging performance.