A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE CURSIVE WORD SEGMENTATION METHOD

G.NICCHIOTTI, C.SCAGLIOLA

Elsag spa Via Puccini 2 ­ 16154 Genova, ­ ITALY
E­mail: gianluca.nicchiotti@elsag.it, carlo.scagliola@elsag.it

and S. RIMASSA

Polo Nazionale Bioelettronica Via Roma 28 57030 Marciana (LI) ­ ITALY
E­mail: simone.rimassa@mailcity.com

A simple procedure for cursive word oversegmentation is presented, which is based on the analysis of the handwritten profiles and on the extraction of ``white holes''. It follows the policy of using simple rules on complex data and sophisticated rules on simpler data. Experimental results show robustness and performances comparable with the best ones presented in the literature.

In: L.R.B. Schomaker and L.G. Vuurpijl (Eds.)
Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Frontiers
in Handwriting Recognition, September 11-13 2000, Amsterdam,
Nijmegen: International Unipen Foundation,
ISBN 90-76942-01-3
pp. 499-504.