INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

The information processing device acquires a probability image representing a probability of an existence of a character in each of pixels included in a target image including a plurality of characters based on the target image, estimates positions of respective character images included in the target image based on the acquired probability image, classifies the plurality of character images into a plurality of groups based on the estimated positions, acquires a plurality of recognition target images which is generated so as to correspond to the plurality of groups, and includes the plurality of character images respectively belonging to the corresponding groups, and recognizes the plurality of characters from each of the recognition target images.