Image segmentation of Komering script using bounding box

Abstract

The development of deep learning technology is widely used for various purposes, including recognizing characters in a document. One of the scripts that can benefit from this deep learning technology is the Komering script, which is a local script in the South Sumatra region. However, there are challenges in reading documents written in this script, requiring a method to separate each character in a document. Therefore, there is a need for a technology that can automatically segment images of documents written in the Komering script. This research introduces an innovative technique for segmenting images of characters in documents that contain Komering script characters. The segmentation technique employs bounding box technology to separate each Komering script character, subsequently recognized by a pre-trained deep learning model. The bounding box approach imposes restrictions on the segmented object area. To recognize Komering characters, a deep learning model with a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm is employed.