This paper presents an alternative technique for number-plate recognition.
It employs RULES-3 inductive learning algorithm and template matching techn
ique. Each number or letter used in number plates is considered as an examp
le which consists of 20 frequencies of each 3 x 3 mask used for representat
ion. In order to recognise a number plate, all the characters contained are
tested one by one using the extracted set of rules by RULES-3. (C) 2000 El
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