System and method for translating languages using portable display device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for translating text using a portable translation device, the method comprising:
- capturing an image at the portable translation device, wherein the image contains text in a first language;
converting the text in the image to text characters;
translating the text characters to a second language; and
providing the translation to a user through an output device accessible from the portable translation device.
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Abstract
A method and system for translating written text from a first (foreign) language to a second (native) language is provided. An image containing the text is first captured at the request of the user. Text zones are identified in the image and the zones are converted to text characters using optical character recognition. The text characters, which are in the first language, are translated to the second language. The translated text is then output to the user. The text may be converted to an image that can be displayed on a display or, alternatively, the text may be synthesized into speech that may be played over a speaker accessible to the user such as an earpiece. Data can be provided to the user as text, audio or text and audio combined.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for translating text using a portable translation device, the method comprising:
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capturing an image at the portable translation device, wherein the image contains text in a first language;
converting the text in the image to text characters;
translating the text characters to a second language; and
providing the translation to a user through an output device accessible from the portable translation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors;
a video camera that captures an image, wherein the image contains text in a first language;
a converter that converts the text in the image to text characters;
a translator that translates the text characters to a second language; and
an output device that provides the translation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product stored on a computer operable media for translating text, said computer program product comprising:
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means for capturing an image at a portable translation device, wherein the image contains text in a first language;
means for converting the text in the image to text characters;
means for translating the text characters to a second language; and
means for providing the translation to a user through an output device accessible from the portable translation device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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