Abstract
We propose a new creation method of stroke linkage information using priority management rule and simultaneous occurrence rule concerning concatenated strokes to develop practicable square style on-line character pattern recognition algorithm. The method divides beforehand a set of concatenated strokes into the pre-determined plural level according to its appearance probability, then generates a concatenated reference pattern using stroke linkage information applying the priority management rule which links reference pattern' s strokes until pre-determined stroke number in descending order of levels. On the process, the method applies the simultaneous occurrence rule which links all strokes belonging to the most significant level then generates only one concatenated reference pattern. These rules not only obstruct unnecessary concatenated reference pattern but also make automatic creation of stroke linkage information possible. In the experiment for daily use Kanji character pattern written in the square style, the method achieves practicable correct recognition rate in spite of less stroke linkage information than another method, and its effectiveness is confirmed.
