Document mode processing for portable reading machine enabling document navigation
US9236043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/54
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Controlling a reading machine while reading a document to a user by receiving an image of a document, accessing a knowledge base that provides data that identifies sections in the document and processing user commands to select a section of the document. The reading machine applies text-to-speech to a text file that corresponds to the selected section of the document, to read the selected section of the document aloud to the user.
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