Handheld device for capturing text from both a document printed on paper and a document displayed on a dynamic display device
First Claim
1. A device for capturing rendered text, comprising:
- one or more visual sensors that receive visual information as part of capturing rendered text, the visual sensors collectively being capable of capturing both text permanently printed on a page and text displayed transitorily on a dynamic display device;
a visual information disposition subsystem for disposing of visual information received by the visual sensors; and
a package bearing the visual sensors and the visual information disposition subsystem suitable to be held in a human hand.
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Abstract
A device for capturing rendered text is described. The device incorporates one or more visual sensors that receive visual information as a part of capturing rendered text. The visual sensors are collectively capable of capturing both text that is permanently printed on a page, and text that is displayed transitorily on a dynamic device. The device further incorporates a visual information disposition subsystem for disposing of visual information received by the visual sensors. The device further incorporates a package that bears the visual sensors and the visual information disposition subsystem, and is suitable to be held in a human hand.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for capturing rendered text, comprising:
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one or more visual sensors that receive visual information as part of capturing rendered text, the visual sensors collectively being capable of capturing both text permanently printed on a page and text displayed transitorily on a dynamic display device;
a visual information disposition subsystem for disposing of visual information received by the visual sensors; and
a package bearing the visual sensors and the visual information disposition subsystem suitable to be held in a human hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in a computing system for determining the location of a text scanning optical sensor on a dynamic display, comprising:
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presenting an optical signal at one or more selected locations on a display; and
detecting in the optical sensor a presented optical signal; and
determining the location on the display at which the detected optical signal was presented.
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- 14. The method of claim 14 wherein the presented optical signals are not detectable by a human user.
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17. A method in a computing system for interacting with text contained in a rendered document, comprising:
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receiving text captured from the rendered document by a user;
displaying information related to the captured text on a dynamic display device; and
permitting the user to interact with the information displayed on the dynamic display device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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