Portable reading device with mode processing
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1. A reading device comprising:
- a computing device;
an image input device coupled to the computing device for capturing low resolution images and high resolution images; and
a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, the medium in communication with the computing device and, comprising instructions for causing the computing device to;
receive a user selection of an operational mode of the device, the selected operational mode includes applying optical character recognition, with the selected operational mode being one of a plurality of different, operational modes that correspond to different, specific operational uses of the reading device;
perform an operation that processes low resolution images from the image device to provided pre-processing information for the selected one of the operational modes of the reading device; and
process high resolution images for performing text recognition functions on the high resolution images based at least in part on the pre-processing information.
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Abstract
A reading device includes a computing device and an image input device coupled to the computing device for capturing low resolution images and high resolution images. The reading machine also includes a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium. The medium is in communication with the computing device and includes instructions to operate in a plurality of modes to optimize performance for specific uses of the reading device and process low and high resolution images during operation of at least one of the plurality of modes.
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1. A reading device comprising:
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a computing device; an image input device coupled to the computing device for capturing low resolution images and high resolution images; and a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, the medium in communication with the computing device and, comprising instructions for causing the computing device to; receive a user selection of an operational mode of the device, the selected operational mode includes applying optical character recognition, with the selected operational mode being one of a plurality of different, operational modes that correspond to different, specific operational uses of the reading device; perform an operation that processes low resolution images from the image device to provided pre-processing information for the selected one of the operational modes of the reading device; and process high resolution images for performing text recognition functions on the high resolution images based at least in part on the pre-processing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operation for a reading device that includes an image capture device, the method comprising:
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capturing low resolution images and high resolution images with the image capture device; receiving a user selection of an operational mode of the device, the selected operational mode includes applying optical character recognition, with the selected operational mode being one of a plurality of different, operational modes that correspond to different, specific operational uses of the reading device; operating the reading device in the selected operational mode; and processing by the reading device low resolution images from the image device to provided pre-processing information for a the selected one of the operational modes of the reading device; and processing by the reading device high resolution images for performing text recognition functions on the high resolution images based at least in part on the pre-processing information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage device, for operating a reading device, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computing device to:
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receive from an image input device capture low resolution images and high resolution images; receive a user selection of an operational mode of the device, the selected operational mode includes applying optical character recognition, with the selected operational mode being one of a plurality of different, operational modes that correspond to different, specific operational uses of the reading device; operate the reading device in the selected operational mode; and process the low resolution images from the image device to provide pre-process information for a first the selected one of the operational recognition modes of the reading device; and process the high resolution images to perform text recognition functions on the high resolution images based at least in part on the pre-process information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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