PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an occidental character recognition device whose processing speed is fast, recognition accuracy is high and operability and operation efficiency are high when the recognition characters of low recognition likelihood are many. ;SOLUTION: This device is provided with a character processing method judgement means 15 for deciding the processing speed of the recognition character depending on at what ratio the recognition characters of the high recognition likelihood are present in a document, a contact character separation means 7 for judging the recognition characters of the low recognition likelihood as contact characters, obtaining a separating position from graphic features and separating the contact character at the separating position when the ratio of the recognition characters of the high recognition likelihood is high in the character processing method judgement means 15, a word candidate detection means 16 for collating a word string composed of the recognition characters with words stored in a word dictionary, selecting one or plural word candidates and displaying them at a display part when the ratio of the recognition characters of the high recognition likelihood is low in the character processing method judgement means 15 and a word candidate establishment means 17 for selecting an accurate word from the word candidates displayed in the word candidate detection means 16 by a user.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1997,JPO
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