7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the neural network is trained at least in part based on a training image and a training target vector, the training target vector indicating one or more boundaries between characters in the training image.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the training target vector comprises values for a plurality of locations within the training image, wherein if a location of the plurality of locations is one of (i) a start of a next character or (ii) a boundary between characters, the corresponding value is first predetermined value, and wherein if a location of the plurality of locations is not one of (i) a start of a next character or (ii) a boundary between characters, the corresponding value is a value other than the first predetermined value.