Segmentation Methodology of Table-Form Documents

This article presents a method for the automatic extraction of the contents of passive and/or active cells in forms. The approach is based on the analysis and recognition of the types of intersection of the lines that make up such cells. Very little a priori knowledge of the form is required. The p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luiz Antonio Pereira Neves, Jacques Facon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios en Informática 2001-12-01
Series:CLEI Electronic Journal
Online Access:http://clei.org/cleiej-beta/index.php/cleiej/article/view/364