Method and apparatus for initiating data capture in a digital camera by text recognition
US6903767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3274
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital camera takes photographs of printed material upon recognition of a specified text pattern. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the process of photographing printed material based on text pattern recognition is partially manual. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the process is highly automated.
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