23.2.2.2.8 Table Segmentation, Extract Tables or Forms, General

Watanabe, T., Luo, Q., Sugie, N.,
Layout Recognition of Multi-Kinds of Table-Form Documents,
PAMI(17), No. 4, April 1995, pp. 432-445.
IEEE Abstract.
IEEE DOI Link Extract the blocks in the table and then the contents. BibRef 9504

Watanabe, T., Luo, Q., Sugie, N.,
Structure recognition methods for various types of documents,
MVA(6), No. 2-3, 1993, pp. 163-176. BibRef 9300
Earlier:
A cooperative document understanding method among multiple recognition procedures,
ICPR92(II:689-692).
IEEE DOI Link 9208
BibRef

Watanabe, T., Luo, Q.,
A Multilayer Recognition Method for Understanding Table-Form Documents,
IJIST(7), No. 4, Winter 1996, pp. 279-288. 9612
BibRef

Chandran, S., Balasubramanian, S., Gandhi, T., Prasad, A., Kasturi, R., Chhabra, A.K.,
Structure Recognition and Information Extraction from Tabular Documents,
IJIST(7), No. 4, Winter 1996, pp. 289-303. 9612
BibRef

Yamashita, A.[Akio], Toyokawa, K.[Kazuharu],
Method and apparatus for a layout of a document image,
US_Patent5,555,362, September 10, 1996.
WWW Version. BibRef 9609

Yamashita, A., Amasno, T., Takahashi, H., Toyokawa, K.,
A Model Based Layout Understanding Method for the Document Recognition System,
ICDAR91(130-138). BibRef 9100

Lin, C.F., Hsiao, C.Y.,
Structural Recognition for Table-Form Documents using Relaxation Techniques,
PRAI(12), No. 7, November 1998, pp. 985. BibRef 9811

Hu, J., Kashi, R.S., Lopresti, D.P., Wilfong, G.T.,
Evaluating the performance of table processing algorithms,
IJDAR(4), No. 3, 2002, pp. 140-153.
HTML Version. 0205
Evaluation, Document Segmentation. BibRef

Hu, J.Y.[Jian-Ying], Kashi, R.S., Lopresti, D.P., Nagy, G., Wilfong, G.T.,
Why table ground-truthing is hard,
ICDAR01(129-133).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
BibRef

Lopresti, D.P., Wilfong, G.T.,
Evaluating document analysis results via graph probing,
ICDAR01(116-120).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
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Wang, Y.L.[Ya-Lin], Phillips, I.T.[Ihsin T.], Haralick, R.M.[Robert M.],
Table structure understanding and its performance evaluation,
PR(37), No. 7, July 2004, pp. 1479-1497.
WWW Version. 0405
Evaluation, Document Segmentation. BibRef
Earlier:
Table Detection via Probability Optimization,
DAS02(272 ff.).
HTML Version. 0303
BibRef
Earlier:
Automatic table ground truth generation and a background-analysis-based table structure extraction method,
ICDAR01(528-532).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
See also Document zone content classification and its performance evaluation. BibRef

Wang, Y.L.[Ya-Lin], Hu, J.Y.[Jian-Ying],
Detecting Tables in HTML Documents,
DAS02(249 ff.).
HTML Version. 0303
BibRef

Zanibbi, R.[Richard], Blostein, D.[Dorothea], Cordy, J.R.[James R.],
A survey of table recognition: Models, observations, transformations, and inferences,
IJDAR(7), No. 1, March 2004, pp. 1-16.
Springer DOI Link 0410
Survey, Document Segmentation. BibRef

Zanibbi, R.[Richard], Blostein, D.[Dorothea], Cordy, J.R.[James R.],
Historical recall and precision: summarizing generated hypotheses,
ICDAR05(I: 202-206).
IEEE DOI Link 0508
BibRef
And:
The Recognition Strategy Language,
ICDAR05(II: 565-569).
IEEE DOI Link 0508
Tables. BibRef

Li, Y.[Yi], Wang, Z.Y.[Zhi-Yan], Zeng, H.Z.[Hai-Zan],
Correlation Filter: An Accurate Approach to Detect and Locate Low Contrast Character Strings in Complex Table Environment,
PAMI(26), No. 12, December 2004, pp. 1639-1644.
IEEE Abstract. 0411
BibRef
Earlier:
String extraction from color airline coupon image using statistical approach,
ICDAR03(289-293).
IEEE Abstract. 0311
BibRef

Zlotnick, A.[Aviad],
Form recognition using reference areas,
US_Patent6,778,703, Aug 17, 2004
WWW Version. BibRef 0408

Zheng, Y.F.[Ye-Feng], Li, H.P.[Hui-Ping], Doermann, D.[David],
A Parallel-Line Detection Algorithm Based on HMM Decoding,
PAMI(27), No. 5, May 2005, pp. 777-792.
IEEE Abstract. 0501
BibRef
Earlier:
A model-based line detection algorithm in documents,
ICDAR03(44-48).
IEEE Abstract. 0311
Forms processing using groups of parallel lines. BibRef

Amano, A.[Akira], Asada, N.[Naoki], Mukunoki, M.[Masayuki], Aoyama, M.[Masahito],
Table form document analysis based on the document structure grammar,
IJDAR(8), No. 2-3, June 2006, pp. 201-213.
Springer DOI Link 0606
BibRef

Amano, A., Asada, N., Mukunoki, M.,
Modification table form generation system based on the form recognition,
ICPR04(II: 659-662).
IEEE DOI Link 0409
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Amano, A.[Akira], Asada, N.[Naoki],
Graph grammar based analysis system of complex table form document,
ICDAR03(916-920).
IEEE Abstract. 0311
BibRef
Earlier:
Complex Table Form Analysis Using Graph Grammar,
DAS02(283 ff.).
HTML Version. 0303
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Amano, A., Asada, N., Motoyama, T., Sumiyoshi, T., Suzuki, K.,
Table form document synthesis by grammar-based structure analysis,
ICDAR01(533-537).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
BibRef

Nielson, H.E., Barrett, W.A.,
Consensus-based table form recognition of low-quality historical documents,
IJDAR(8), No. 2-3, June 2006, pp. 183-200.
Springer DOI Link 0606
BibRef
Earlier:
Consensus-based table form recognition,
ICDAR03(906-910).
IEEE Abstract. 0311
BibRef

Coüasnon, B.[Bertrand],
DMOS, a generic document recognition method: application to table structure analysis in a general and in a specific way,
IJDAR(8), No. 2-3, June 2006, pp. 111-122.
Springer DOI Link 0606
BibRef
Earlier:
DMOS: a generic document recognition method, application to an automatic generator of musical scores, mathematical formulae and table structures recognition systems,
ICDAR01(215-220).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
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Couasnon, B.,
What can we learn from the processing of 165,000 forms from the 19th century?,
DIAL06(172-179).
IEEE DOI Link 0604
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Hurst, M.[Matthew],
Towards a theory of tables,
IJDAR(8), No. 2-3, June 2006, pp. 123-131.
Springer DOI Link 0606
BibRef
Earlier:
A constraint-based approach to table structure derivation,
ICDAR03(911-915).
IEEE Abstract. 0311
BibRef
Earlier:
Layout and language: exploring text block discovery in tables using linguistic resources,
ICDAR01(523-527).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
BibRef

Hurst, M., Douglas, S.,
Layout and Language: Preliminary Investigations in Recognizing the Structure of Tables,
ICDAR97(1043-1047).
IEEE DOI Link 9708
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de Silva, A.C.[Ana Costa], Jorge, A.M.[Alípio M.], Torgo, L.[Luís],
Design of an end-to-end method to extract information from tables,
IJDAR(8), No. 2-3, June 2006, pp. 144-171.
Springer DOI Link 0606
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Lin, Z.C.[Zhou-Chen], He, J.F.[Jun-Feng], Zhong, Z.C.[Zhi-Cheng], Wang, R.R.[Rong-Rong], Shum, H.Y.[Heung-Yeung],
Table Detection in Online Ink Notes,
PAMI(28), No. 8, August 2006, pp. 1341-1346.
IEEE DOI Link 0606
See also Rule-based cleanup of on-line English ink notes. BibRef

Zhang, X.W.[Xi-Wen], Lyu, M.R.[Michael R.], Dai, G.Z.[Guo-Zhong],
Extraction and segmentation of tables from Chinese ink documents based on a matrix model,
PR(40), No. 7, July 2007, pp. 1855-1867.
WWW Version. 0704
Chinese ink document; Digital ink; Handwriting; Table extraction; Table segmentation BibRef

Costa e Silva, A.[Ana],
Metrics for evaluating performance in document analysis: Application to tables,
IJDAR(14), No. 1, March 2011, pp. 101-109.
WWW Version. 1103
BibRef
Earlier:
Learning Rich Hidden Markov Models in Document Analysis: Table Location,
ICDAR09(843-847).
IEEE DOI Link 0907
BibRef

Nagy, G.[George], Seth, S.[Sharad], Jin, D.[Dongpu], Embley, D.W.[David W.], Machado, S.[Spencer], Krishnamoorthy, M.[Mukkai],
Data Extraction from Web Tables: The Devil is in the Details,
ICDAR11(242-246).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
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Liang, Y.H.[Yan-Hui], Wang, Y.[Yizhou], Saund, E.[Eric],
A Method of Evaluating Table Segmentation Results Based on a Table Image Ground Truther,
ICDAR11(247-251).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
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Chen, J.[Jin], Lopresti, D.[Daniel],
A Model-Based Ruling Line Detection Algorithm for Noisy Handwritten Documents,
ICDAR11(404-408).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
BibRef
And:
Table Detection in Noisy Off-line Handwritten Documents,
ICDAR11(399-403).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
BibRef

Deckert, F.[Florian], Seidler, B.[Benjamin], Ebbecke, M.[Markus], Gillmann, M.[Michael],
Table Content Understanding in SmartFIX,
ICDAR11(488-492).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
BibRef

Fang, J.[Jing], Gao, L.C.[Liang-Cai], Bai, K.[Kun], Qiu, R.H.[Rui-Heng], Tao, X.[Xin], Tang, Z.[Zhi],
A Table Detection Method for Multipage PDF Documents via Visual Seperators and Tabular Structures,
ICDAR11(779-783).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
BibRef

Mishchenko, A.[Ales], Vassilieva, N.[Natalia],
Model-Based Chart Image Classification,
ISVC11(II: 476-485).
Springer DOI Link 1109
e.g. financial documents BibRef

Xie, D.[Dawei], Zhou, Z.K.[Zhen-Kun], Wu, J.Q.[Jiang-Qin],
D-Note: Computer-Aided Digital Note Taking System on Physical Book,
ICIG11(963-968).
IEEE DOI Link 1109
Digitally make notes, not on the actual book. BibRef

Oro, E.[Ermelinda], Ruffolo, M.[Massimo],
PDF-TREX: An Approach for Recognizing and Extracting Tables from PDF Documents,
ICDAR09(906-910).
IEEE DOI Link 0907
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Long, V.[Vanessa],
An RDF-Based Blackboard Architecture for Improving Table Analysis,
ICDAR09(916-920).
IEEE DOI Link 0907
BibRef

Liu, Y.[Ying], Bai, K.[Kun], Mitra, P.[Prasenjit], Giles, C.L.[C. Lee],
Improving the Table Boundary Detection in PDFs by Fixing the Sequence Error of the Sparse Lines,
ICDAR09(1006-1010).
IEEE DOI Link 0907
BibRef

Hamza, H.[Hatem], Belaid, Y.[Yolande], Belaid, A.[Abdel], Chaudhuri, B.B.[Bidyut B.],
Incremental classification of invoice documents,
ICPR08(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 0812
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Jha, P.[Piyushee], Nagy, G.[George],
Wang Notation Tool: Layout independent representation of tables,
ICPR08(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 0812
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Minagawa, A., Fujii, Y., Takebe, H., Fujimoto, K.,
Logical Structure Analysis for Form Images with Arbitrary Layout by Belief Propagation,
ICDAR07(714-718).
IEEE DOI Link 0709
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Huang, W., Tan, C.L.,
Locating Charts from Scanned Document Pages,
ICDAR07(307-311).
IEEE DOI Link 0709
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Liu, Y., Bai, K., Mitra, P., Giles, C.L.,
Searching for Tables in Digital Documents,
ICDAR07(934-938).
IEEE DOI Link 0709
BibRef

Hassan, T., Baumgartner, R.,
Table Recognition and Understanding from PDF Files,
ICDAR07(1143-1147).
IEEE DOI Link 0709
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Huang, W.H.[Wei-Hua], Zong, S.Q.[Si-Qi], Tan, C.L.[Chew Lim],
Chart Image Classification Using Multiple-Instance Learning,
WACV07(27-27).
IEEE DOI Link 0702
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Hua, G.[Gang], Liu, Z.C.[Zi-Cheng], Zhang, Z.Y.[Zheng-You], Wu, Y.[Ying],
Automatic Business Card Scanning with a Camera,
ICIP06(373-376).
IEEE DOI Link 0610
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Alrashed, S.A.[Saleh A.],
Finding Hidden Semantics of Text Tables,
DAS06(449-461).
Springer DOI Link 0602
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Alrashed, S.A.[Saleh A.], Gray, W.A.,
Detection Approaches for Table Semantics in Text,
DAS02(287 ff.).
HTML Version. 0303
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Pereira Neves, L.A.[Luiz Antônio], de Carvalho, J.M.[João Marques], Facon, J.[Jacques], Bortolozzi, F.[Flávio], Ignácio, S.A.[Sérgio Aparecido],
Handwritten Artefact Identification Method for Table Interpretation with Little Use of Previous Knowledge,
DAS06(176-185).
Springer DOI Link 0602
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Embley, D.W.[David W.], Lopresti, D.P.[Daniel P.], Nagy, G.[George],
Notes on Contemporary Table Recognition,
DAS06(164-175).
Springer DOI Link 0602
BibRef

Kieninger, T., Dengel, A.R.,
An approach towards benchmarking of table structure recognition results,
ICDAR05(II: 1232-1236).
IEEE DOI Link 0508
BibRef
Earlier:
Applying the T-Recs table recognition system to the business letter domain,
ICDAR01(518-522).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
BibRef

Klein, B., Gokkus, S., Kieninger, T., Dengel, A.R.,
Three approaches to 'industrial' table spotting,
ICDAR01(513-517).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
BibRef

Ishitani, Y., Fume, K., Sumita, K.,
Table structure analysis based on cell classification and cell modification for XML document transformation,
ICDAR05(II: 1247-1252).
IEEE DOI Link 0508
BibRef

Long, V., Dale, R., Cassidy, S.,
A model for detecting and merging vertically spanned table cells in plain text documents,
ICDAR05(II: 1242-1246).
IEEE DOI Link 0508
BibRef

Kboubi, F., Chabi, A.H., Ahmed, M.B.,
Table recognition evaluation and combination methods,
ICDAR05(II: 1237-1241).
IEEE DOI Link 0508
BibRef

Kim, Y.S.[Yeon-Seok], Lee, K.H.[Kyong-Ho],
Extracting Table Information from the Web,
DAS04(438-441).
WWW Version. 0505
BibRef

Ohtera, R., Horiuchi, T.,
Faxed form identification using histogram of the hough-space,
ICPR04(II: 566-569).
IEEE DOI Link 0409
BibRef

Ramel, J.Y., Crucianu, M., Vincent, N., Faure, C.,
Detection, extraction and representation of tables,
ICDAR03(374-378).
IEEE Abstract. 0311
BibRef

Wasserman, H.[Howard], Yukawa, K.[Keitaro], Sy, B.[Bon], Kwok, K.L.[Kui-Lam], Phillips, I.T.[Ihsin T.],
A Theoretical Foundation and a Method for Document Table Structure Extraction and Decomposition,
DAS02(291 ff.).
HTML Version. 0303
BibRef

Cesarini, F., Marinai, S., Sarti, L., Soda, G.,
Trainable table location in document images,
ICPR02(III: 236-240).
IEEE DOI Link 0211
BibRef

Tsuruoka, S., Takao, K., Tanaka, T., Yoshikawa, T., Shinogi, T.,
Region segmentation for table image with unknown complex structure,
ICDAR01(709-713).
IEEE DOI Link 0109
BibRef

Zuyev, K.,
Table Image Segmentation,
ICDAR97(705-708).
IEEE DOI Link 9708
BibRef

Chen, J.S.[Jain-Shiue], Tseng, D.C.[Din-Chang],
Overlapped-Character Separation and Reconstruction for Table-Form Documents,
ICIP96(II: 233-236).
IEEE DOI Link 9610
BibRef

Arias, J.F.[Juan F.], Chhabra, A.[Atul], and Misra, V.[Vishal],
Interpreting and Representing Tabular Documents,
CVPR96(600-605).
IEEE Abstract.
IEEE DOI Link BibRef 9600

Arias, J.F., Chhabra, A., Misra, V.,
Efficient Interpretation of Tabular Documents,
ICPR96(III: 681-685).
IEEE DOI Link 9608
(NYNEX Science and Technology, USA) BibRef

Watanabe, T., Huang, X.,
Automatic Acquisition of Layout Knowledge for Understanding Business Cards,
ICDAR97(216-220).
IEEE DOI Link 9708
BibRef

Saiga, H., Kitamura, Y., Ida, S.,
High-speed recognition of tabulated data,
ICPR94(B:577-579).
IEEE DOI Link 9410
BibRef

Laurentini, A., Viada, P.,
Identifying and understanding tabular material in compound documents,
ICPR92(II:405-409).
IEEE DOI Link 9208
BibRef

Kreich, J., Luhn, A., Maderlechner, G.,
An Experimental Environment for Model Based Document Analysis,
ICDAR91(50-58). BibRef 9100

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