Segmentation and recognition of connected handwritten numeral strings

-A new segmentation method for segmenting connected handwritten digit strings is presented. Unlike traditional methods where segmentation points are uniquely determined to cut the piece of stroke joining the connected numerals, our approach is one of identifying regions which serve as potential segmentation points. The regions are identified by a thorough analysis of the trajectory of strokes..c 1997 Pattern Recognition Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. Segmentation Digit recognition Handwritten numerals Contours