Emad Sami Jaha*
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 2805-2831, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.036169
- 31 March 2023
Abstract A document layout can be more informative than merely a document’s visual and structural appearance. Thus, document layout analysis (DLA) is considered a necessary prerequisite for advanced processing and detailed document image analysis to be further used in several applications and different objectives. This research extends the traditional approaches of DLA and introduces the concept of semantic document layout analysis (SDLA) by proposing a novel framework for semantic layout analysis and characterization of handwritten manuscripts. The proposed SDLA approach enables the derivation of implicit information and semantic characteristics, which can be effectively utilized in dozens… More >