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A blackboard-based approach to handwritten ZIP code recognition.

Hull et al., 1988

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2629364226763710266
Author
Hull J
Srihari S
Cohen E
Kuan L
Cullen P
Palumbo P
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ICPR

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ABSTRACT A methodology for recognizing ZIP codes (postal codes) in handwritten addresses is presented. The method involves the use of many diverse pattern recognition and image processing algorithms. Given a high-resolution image of a hand-written address …
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