Electronic dictionary
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1. An electronic dictionary for electronic translation of words or compound words in a source language at locations on a source medium, to corresponding words or compound words in a target language, the electronic dictionary comprising:
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an optical reader fixedly mounted in said housing so as to be fixed relative thereto, which optically reads from the source medium the source language to be translated;
a translation unit which produces, on the basis of data output from the optical reader, an output in target language, corresponding to the source language; and
means, including a printer fixedly mounted in said housing so as to be fixed relative to said housing and said optical reader, for automatically printing the target language produced by the translation unit at a fixed position on said source medium relative to the location on the source medium of the source language corresponding to the target language to be printed.
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An electronic dictionary for electronic translation of words or compound words in a source language to the corresponding words or compound words in a target language comprises an optical reader which optically reads the source language to be translated, and a translation unit which produces, on the basis of the data output from the optical reader, output of a target language corresponding to the source language.
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1. An electronic dictionary for electronic translation of words or compound words in a source language at locations on a source medium, to corresponding words or compound words in a target language, the electronic dictionary comprising:
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a housing; an optical reader fixedly mounted in said housing so as to be fixed relative thereto, which optically reads from the source medium the source language to be translated; a translation unit which produces, on the basis of data output from the optical reader, an output in target language, corresponding to the source language; and means, including a printer fixedly mounted in said housing so as to be fixed relative to said housing and said optical reader, for automatically printing the target language produced by the translation unit at a fixed position on said source medium relative to the location on the source medium of the source language corresponding to the target language to be printed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic dictionary for electronic translation of words or compound words in a source language on a source medium into corresponding words or compound words in a target language, said electronic dictionary comprising:
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an optical reader having means for optically reading the source language to be translated by illuminating the medium with light from a light source external to the electronic dictionary and converting light reflected by the medium into electrical signals, said optical reader having a light collector for collecting light from the external source to be directed onto the medium, said light collector including a pair of plastic plates and fluorescent dye diffused between them, and a tip to which the light is guided and at which the light is radiated outside of said light collector; a translation unit which produces, on the basis of electrical signals, an output of target language corresponding to the source language read by the optical reader; and a display unit having a display panel for display on said display panel of the target language produced by said translation unit, said light collector being generally planar and transparent and being disposed over said display panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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