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Implementation of Words and Characters Segmentation of Gujarati Script Using MATLAB

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Innovative Data Communication Technologies and Application (ICIDCA 2019)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies ((LNDECT,volume 46))

Abstract

From past decades, many research works have been carried out for identifying characters from images in Gujarati language. However, a few solutions are available for segmentation of words and characters in Gujarati language from a text file. In this paper, we propose a novel algorithm which considers input from a text file containing Gujarati script and segments words and characters. The proposed algorithm has been validated with 10 numbers written in words, each with varying length, implemented using MATLAB. The screenshots are attached with this paper, which shows segmentation of words and characters. This system is considered as a subsystem of a much bigger system, where Gujarati text is to be converted into to its equivalent speech. Without proper segmentation of words and characters, it is not possible to achieve the intended task. Prior to this, existing solutions and tools are analysed and the summary is presented in the literature survey. Based on the limitations found through the survey, the proposed research work is designed. An experiment is also carried out and discussed in detail in this paper along with the results achieved. At end, conclusion and possible future enhancements are also presented.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, VNSGU, Surat, India

    B. Shah Gargi

  2. G. H. Patel Post Graduate Department of Computer Science and Technology, SPU, VVN, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India

    S. Sajja Priti

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Gnanamani College of Technology, Namakkal, India

    Jennifer S. Raj

  2. College of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

    Abul Bashar

  3. Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    S. R. Jino Ramson

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Shah Gargi, B., Sajja Priti, S. (2020). Implementation of Words and Characters Segmentation of Gujarati Script Using MATLAB. In: Raj, J., Bashar, A., Ramson, S. (eds) Innovative Data Communication Technologies and Application. ICIDCA 2019. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38040-3_29

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