Character Recognition using Discrete Curve with the use of Approximate String Matching

This paper deals with the recognition of printed basic Telugu characters using the discrete curves and approximation string matching. The features are extracted from smoothed images, obtained after the thinning operation. As by only thinning, spines may arise which will affect the recognition of the character. The features are the discrete curves, specified using the 3×3 regions of connected component representation. We represent the discrete curves in the form of a string, so the set of discrete curves result a set of strings. Then using the string matching operation we compare the string obtained from the stored character with the string obtained from the extracted character. As we are dealing with the characters so there may be the