Portable text capturing method and device therefor
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1. A method for capturing text with a portable imaging device, comprising the steps of:
- displaying an image recorded with an imaging unit on a viewfinder;
receiving a first user input from a shutter release button;
the first user input being adjusted using a pointing device for identifying a first position within the displayed image on the viewfinder;
recording the displayed image in a memory of the portable imaging unit;
receiving a second user input from the shutter release button;
the second user input being adjusted using the pointing device for identifying a second position within the displayed image on the viewfinder;
extracting an image segment from the image stored in the memory using the first position and the second position; and
examining the image segment to identify textual content.
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Abstract
A portable imaging device includes a user operable pointing device that operates together with interactive segmentation functions and an OCR application for capturing and converting digitally recorded images to text. The user operable pointing device permits a user of the portable imaging device to identify a region in an image with textual content. The portable imaging device evaluates whether textual and formatting content in the segmented region can be properly analyzed by the OCR application. In addition, the portable imaging device provides a mode for translating text identified in recorded images.
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1. A method for capturing text with a portable imaging device, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an image recorded with an imaging unit on a viewfinder;
receiving a first user input from a shutter release button;
the first user input being adjusted using a pointing device for identifying a first position within the displayed image on the viewfinder;
recording the displayed image in a memory of the portable imaging unit;
receiving a second user input from the shutter release button;
the second user input being adjusted using the pointing device for identifying a second position within the displayed image on the viewfinder;
extracting an image segment from the image stored in the memory using the first position and the second position; and
examining the image segment to identify textual content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable imaging device, comprising:
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an imaging unit for outputting a digital representation of an image viewed through a lens;
a viewfinder for displaying an image recorded with said imaging unit;
a shutter release button for outputting a first user input and a second user input;
a pointing device for adjusting the first user input and the second user input;
the first user input identifying a first position within the image displayed on said viewfinder, and the second user input identifying a second position within the image displayed on said viewfinder;
a memory for recording the image displayed on said viewfinder; and
a processor for extracting an image segment from the image stored in the memory using the first position and the second position;
said processor examining the extracted image segment to identify textual content therein.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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