AN IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE USING TRANSLATION OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
First Claim
1. A system for use in a vehicle having a selected vehicle language in which communications are to be carried out between a vehicle user and the system, the system comprising:
- a camera system that captures an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes one or more information indicators including text in a country language other than the selected vehicle language; and
a computer system in communication with the camera system, wherein the computer system performs the following;
outputs a vehicle language signal representative of the selected vehicle language to an off-board server;
outputs a country language signal to the off-board server which is representative of the country language;
outputs the text to the off-board server for translation from the country language into the vehicle language;
receives a translated text output from the off-board server which is representative of the translated text; and
communicates the translated text output to the vehicle user.
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Abstract
A system for use in a vehicle having a selected vehicle language, the system comprising image capture means for capturing an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes one or more information indicator including text in a country language other than the selected vehicle language. A means is provided for outputting a vehicle language signal representative of the selected vehicle language to an off-board server; and a means is provided for outputting a country language signal to the off-board server which is representative of the country language. A means is also provided for outputting the text to the off-board server for translation from the country language into the vehicle language; together with means for receiving a translated text output from the off-board server which is representative of the translated text. A means is provided for communicating the translated text output to the vehicle user. In an alternative arrangement the system carries a translator on-board the vehicle for translation of the text from the country language into the vehicle language, so that translation occurs on-board the vehicle and not off-board the vehicle.
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1. A system for use in a vehicle having a selected vehicle language in which communications are to be carried out between a vehicle user and the system, the system comprising:
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a camera system that captures an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes one or more information indicators including text in a country language other than the selected vehicle language; and a computer system in communication with the camera system, wherein the computer system performs the following; outputs a vehicle language signal representative of the selected vehicle language to an off-board server; outputs a country language signal to the off-board server which is representative of the country language; outputs the text to the off-board server for translation from the country language into the vehicle language; receives a translated text output from the off-board server which is representative of the translated text; and communicates the translated text output to the vehicle user. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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2. A system for use in a vehicle having a selected vehicle language in which communications are to be carried out between a vehicle user and the system, the system comprising:
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a camera system that captures an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes one or more information indicators including text in a country language other than the selected vehicle language; a processor that translates the text from the country language into the selected vehicle language, generates a translated text output representative of the translated text, and communicates the translated text output to the vehicle user. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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15. A method for use in a vehicle having a selected vehicle language, the method comprising:
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capturing an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes one or more information indicators including text in a country language other than the selected vehicle language; outputting a vehicle language signal representative of the selected vehicle language to an off-board server; outputting a country language signal to the off-board server which is representative of the country language; outputting the text to the off-board server for translation from the country language into the vehicle language; receiving a translated text output from the off-board server which is representative of the translated text; and communicating the translated text output to a vehicle user.
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16. A method for use in a vehicle having a selected vehicle language, the method comprising:
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capturing an image scene external to the vehicle, wherein the image scene includes one or more information indicators including text in a country language other than the selected vehicle language; translating the text from the country language into the selected vehicle language and generating a translated text output representative of the translated text; and communicating the translated text output to a vehicle user.
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