A Comprehensive Survey of Script Identification in Indian Multi-Script Documents

Authors

  • Jagin M. Patel  M. K. Institute of Computer Studies, Bharuch, Gujarat, India
  • Bharat C. Patel  Smt. Tanuben and Dr. Manubhai Trivedi College of Information Science, Surat, Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Indian scripts, Multi-lingual, Script Identification, OCR

Abstract

Multilingual character recognition plays a crucial role in various applications, including document analysis, text-to-speech synthesis, machine translation, and optical character recognition (OCR). The diversity and complexity of Indian scripts pose significant challenges for accurate character recognition, as these scripts exhibit variations in shape, size, and structure across different languages and writing styles. This survey paper provides an overview of the current state of research and advancements in the field of multilingual character recognition for Indian scripts. The diversity and complexity of Indian scripts present unique challenges in accurately recognizing characters across different languages and writing styles. This survey aims to summarize the existing literature, methodologies, and techniques employed in multilingual character recognition for Indian scripts.

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Jagin M. Patel, Bharat C. Patel, " A Comprehensive Survey of Script Identification in Indian Multi-Script Documents" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.535-546, March-April-2022.