An Iterative Algorithm for Optimal Style Conscious Field Classification

Modeling consistency of style in isogenous fields of patterns (such as character patterns in a word from the same font or writer) can improve classification accuracy. Since such patterns are interdependent, the Bayes classifier requires maximization of a probability score over all fieldlabels, which are exponentially more numerous with increasing field length. The iterative field classification algorithm prioritizes field-labels, for computation of probability scores, according to an upper bound on the score. Factorizability of the upper bound score allows dynamic prioritization of field-labels. Experiments on classification of numeral field patterns demonstrate computational efficiency of the algorithm.