Digit recognition

Question

Java

Hello.
Faced the task of text recognition.
The original pictures with text contain only numbers + a dot, always approximately the same size and style.
I would like to write a program in which I submit a picture as an input, and I get a string with characters as an output.
The writing language is java.
I found the java-ocr library, I was already able to figure out how to overtake the image in BW. And with the help of java-ocr, I was able to break the picture into fragments - one fragment, one digit.
But then I can’t figure out how to get from this very fragment what symbol it is.
What can be applied in this situation and, if possible, ready-made ones.

Answer 1

Of course, it’s not very nice to advertise yourself, but I wrote an article on this topic, where I implemented a solution to your problem.
habrahabr.ru/post/144881/

Answer 2

Try a neural network.
A classic multilayer perceptron will be able to crawl numbers if it is properly trained.

Answer 3

IMHO, in this case, you should use a comparison with a template, after selecting the skeleton. I saw how this method recognized the numbers of cars, with good accuracy.