Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network

• Main Authors: Jain, Tanmay, Palaiahnakote, Shivakumara, Pal, Umapada, Liu, Cheng-Lin
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26409/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Although text detection methods have addressed several challenges in the past, there is a dearth of effective methods for text detection in deformable images, such as images containing text embedded on cloth, banners, rubber, sports jerseys, uniforms, etc. This is because deformable regions contain...