algorithm to filter unwanted space from an image

am doing my project in image processing........... "Automatic vehicle license plate recognition system" using matlab........the project takes the image[640*480] containing the license plate.and check whether the uaer authorized or not........key concepts are 1.vertical edge detection 2.Filtering or cropping 3.Edge matching 4 segmenting the extacted license plate.5 template matching. am stunned in filtering ........the paper uses seed filteing algorithm looking for the communities help

[Walter Roberson]

You seem to have omitted your MATLAB specific question.

[Image Analyst]

Probably because he is "stunned." He also forgot to upload some sample images and tell us the URL, again probably because he is still stunned from the filtering exercise.

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/7924-where-can-i-upload-images-and-files-for-use-on-matlab-answers