Merge techniques for large multiple-pass scanned images

The most important step in automatic content conversion is the preprocessing step. Having a very good scanned document is almost a safe bet that the document will have the content extracted with a good confidence level. The current paper describes some preprocessing methods which can be used in large images that must be scanned by pieces because they simply don't fit entirely the scanner area.

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