Flash it read it: A Chinese character flashcard recognizer

Chin Poo Lee, Chi Yeong Tan, Kian Ming Lim, Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak

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Abstract

This paper proposes a Chinese character flashcard recognizer for kids learning purposes. Firstly, the system will capture an image of the flashcard shown to the webcam. Secondly, a preprocessing procedure based on thresholding is performed to remove noisy edges and convert the color image into binary image. Subsequently, a Principal Component Analysis based feature extraction is conducted to encode the image into a compact representation. Lastly, character recognition is performed using Euclidean distance. The kids are able to learn Chinese characters with their Pinyin and meaning using the system. From the experiments, promising recognition results are achieved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, SCOReD 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages681-683
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781467395724
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, SCOReD 2015 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 13 Dec 201514 Dec 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, SCOReD 2015

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, SCOReD 2015
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period13/12/1514/12/15

Keywords

  • character recognition
  • Chinese character
  • kids learning
  • PCA
  • principal component analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications

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