image processing

ideally i want to create a basic ocr using matlab, right now i have imported an image 90x90 pixels and broken it up into 9 equal 30x30 matrices and have saved them m1-m9, i do not have the image processing toolbox so those functions are not usable so im stuck due to my lack of experience.. i know i will need to use loops to look at each matrix but have no idea what algorithm / command to use to look at each matrix and give me some sort of feed back to work with.

[Walter Roberson]

Hint: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F

[ben]

more specifically my next step is figuring out a way of looking at the 9 matrices and given the shape formed by the 0's give each of them a 4 digit value of 1's and 0's that will correlate to values of each character in my database

[Image Analyst]

So you tried all the programs on the File Exchange like I directed you to and not one of them helped you?

[ben]

i dont have the image processing tool box so a lot of those functions were not use-able and im not familiar with matlab at all so simply looking at someone elses code isnt very helpful.

[Sven]

Then what possibly *could* be helpful?

You would like to "create a basic ocr using MATLAB" but:

A. the image processing toolbox is out of bounds

B. looking at another person's code is out of bounds

The best place to start would be the MATLAB "Getting Started" section. That will help you understand how to set up a loop over images with input and output (ie., the "feed back" you mention).

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/?term=OCR