Patent ID: 8594387
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G06K,G09B

Abstract:
1. A device for processing text, comprising: a housing having a first face, a second face, and a third face, the first face comprising a user interface screen and the second face comprising a first lens through which one or more cameras located in the housing are configured to capture at least one image of an object located outside the housing, wherein a line of sight of the first lens makes an angle with a line of sight of the user interface screen and wherein the housing is adapted to house the first face and the second face such that the angle remains less than 170 degrees, and the third face comprising a second lens through which the one or more cameras located in the housing are configured to capture at least one image of an object located outside the housing, wherein the housing is adapted to house the second face and the third face such that an angle between the second face and the third face is substantially 90 degrees, wherein the device switches between the first lens and the second lens to capture at least one image of an object located outside the housing by rotating a mirror adjacent to the one or more cameras, the rotation of the mirror is achieved by weighting the mirror and allowing gravity to rotate the mirror; an optical character recognition system configured to recognize text from the at least one image captured by the one or more cameras; and a text reader configured to output the recognized text via an output format, wherein the output format is a Braille display, an audible signal, and/or a text display.