METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MAGNIFYING A TEXT BASED IMAGE OF AN OBJECT
First Claim
1. A method of automatically, directly and instantly magnifying a text based source image on an object containing fonts of a variable, undetermined, first size to a second predefined size for display, the method including:
- providing the object with the text based source image;
positioning an image capture device in relation to the object to capture a view thereof;
generating a focused image of at least part of the object with the image capture device; and
transmitting the image to a display, wherein magnification is effected to a rate that is controlled by the second predefined size for display of the font to appear on the display and independent of the first font size.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for capturing a text based source image 5, 5A provided on an object 3 supported on a surface. Positioned above the object 3 is a camera 7 for capturing a view of the text based image 5, 5A. The camera 7, through lens 9 generates a focused image of at least part of the object 3 and transmits this image to a processor 11 for magnification of the image captured by the camera 7 to a size specified for display on a display device 15. In the processor 11 the magnification is effected to a rate that is controlled by the second predefined size for display 19, 19A of the font to appear on the display 15 and is independent of the first font size.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of automatically, directly and instantly magnifying a text based source image on an object containing fonts of a variable, undetermined, first size to a second predefined size for display, the method including:
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providing the object with the text based source image; positioning an image capture device in relation to the object to capture a view thereof; generating a focused image of at least part of the object with the image capture device; and transmitting the image to a display, wherein magnification is effected to a rate that is controlled by the second predefined size for display of the font to appear on the display and independent of the first font size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for automatically magnifying a text based source image on an object containing fonts of a variable first size to a second predefined size for display, including:
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an object support surface; an image capture device; a support for positioning and supporting the image capture device in relation to the object support surface; a display for displaying the magnified image; and a processor for transmitting and for magnifying an image captured by the image capture device to the display, wherein the processor includes means for varying the magnification in rate, in response to the second predefined size for display to appear on the display and independent of the first font size. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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