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Camera OCR with context information

  • US 9,082,035 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2012
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for performing Optical Character Recognition (OCR), the method comprising:

  • obtaining an image generated by a camera coupled to a device;

    identifying a portion of the image comprising at least one graphical object;

    inferring a non-textual context associated with the image;

    selecting a group of one or more graphical objects based on the non-textual context associated with the image; and

    determining an OCR result of the at least one graphical object using the group of graphical objects.

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