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NRSTRNet: A Novel Network for Noise-Robust Scene Text Recognition
Yue, Hongwei1,2; Huang, Yufeng2; Vong, Chi Man3; Jin, Yingying4; Zeng, Zhiqiang2; Yu, Mingqi2; Chen, Chuangquan2
2023-01-23
Source PublicationInternational Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
ISSN1875-6891
Volume16Issue:1Pages:5
Abstract

Scene text recognition (STR) has been widely applied in industrial and commercial fields. However, existing methods still face challenges when processing text images with defects such as low contrast, blur, low resolution, and insufficient illumination. These defects are common in actual situations because of diverse text backgrounds in natural scenes and limitations in shooting conditions. To address these challenges, we propose a novel network for noise-robust scene text recognition (NRSTRNet), which comprehensively suppresses the noise in the three critical steps of STR. Specifically, in the text feature extraction stage, NRSTRNet enhances the text-related features through the channel and spatial dimensions and disregards some disturbances from the non-text area, reducing the noise and redundancy in the input image. In the context encoding stage, fine-grained feature coding is proposed to effectively reduce the influence of previous noisy temporal features on current temporal features while simultaneously reducing the impact of partial noise on the overall encoding by sharing contextual feature encoding parameters. In the decoding stage, a self-attention module is added to enhance the connections between different temporal features, thereby leveraging the global information to obtain noise-resistant features. Through these approaches, NRSTRNet can enhance the local semantic information while considering the global semantic information. Experimental results show that the proposed NRSTRNet can improve the ability to characterize text images, enhance stability under the influence of noise, and achieve superior accuracy in text recognition. As a result, our model outperforms SOTA STR models on irregular text recognition benchmarks by 2% on average, and it is exceptionally robust when applied to noisy images.

KeywordConvolutional Block Attention Module Fine-grained Feature Scene Text Recognition Self-attention Mechanism
DOI10.1007/s44196-023-00181-1
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaComputer Science
WOS SubjectComputer Science, Artificial Intelligence ; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
WOS IDWOS:000917396900001
PublisherSPRINGERNATURE, CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85146755796
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CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Corresponding AuthorYue, Hongwei; Huang, Yufeng; Chen, Chuangquan
Affiliation1.School of Physics and Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Education, Guangzhou, 510303, China
2.Faculty of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, China
3.Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, Macao
4.School of Common Courses, Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 511483, China
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Yue, Hongwei,Huang, Yufeng,Vong, Chi Man,et al. NRSTRNet: A Novel Network for Noise-Robust Scene Text Recognition[J]. International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 2023, 16(1), 5.
APA Yue, Hongwei., Huang, Yufeng., Vong, Chi Man., Jin, Yingying., Zeng, Zhiqiang., Yu, Mingqi., & Chen, Chuangquan (2023). NRSTRNet: A Novel Network for Noise-Robust Scene Text Recognition. International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 16(1), 5.
MLA Yue, Hongwei,et al."NRSTRNet: A Novel Network for Noise-Robust Scene Text Recognition".International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems 16.1(2023):5.
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