Apparatus and method for translating facsimile text transmission
US5812818A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0068
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A translating facsimile machine includes a facsimile input receiver which feeds a facsimile input signal representative of a source language text to an optical character recognizer. The optical character recognizer converts the facsimile signal to a source natural language text signal which is then tested in a source language recognizer and, if recognized, is then processed by a translator which converts the source natural language signal to a target natural language signal. An output device such as a printer receives the target natural language signal and outputs it to a roll of paper or the like.
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