A Hybrid Hindi Printed Document Classification System Using SVM and Fuzzy

Abstract

This article introduces a new advanced tri-layered segmentation and bi-leveled-classifier-based Hindi printed document classification system, which categorizes imaged documents into pre-defined mutually exclusive categories by using SVM and Fuzzy matching at character and document classifications, respectively. During training, the improved and noise-free image is segmented into lines and words by profiling. Then it obtains Shirorekha Less (SL) isolated characters along with upper, left and right modifier components from the SL words. These components use their locations and inter character-modifier component distance to get associate with their corresponding characters only. Further, confidence values of all characters are calculated with SVM training and all characters are mapped into Romanized labels to generate the words. Finally, documents are classified by Fuzzy based matching of Romanized detected words and predefined classes. The average execution times of SL characters are 0.22675 sec. and 0.20375 sec. and classification accuracy are 74.61% and 80.73% for training and testing, respectively.