Patent ID: 6115482
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G02C,G06F,G06K,G09B,G10L

Abstract:
A method for electronically reading text under interactive control by a user, the method comprising:obtaining a first digital image of at least a portion of the text to be read;performing symbology recognition on the first digital image;capturing a temporal sequence of digital images of user-generated spatial configurations of at least one pointer;determining a command signal from the temporal sequence of digital images;choosing a subset of the recognized symbology to read at a spatial location on the text to be read on the basis of the determined command signal;feeding back to the user the spatial location of the chosen subset to be read and the spatial location of at least one pointer relative to the recognized text, wherein the spatial location of the chosen subset and the pointer aids the user in selecting the text to be read; andconverting the chosen subset of recognized symbology into a humanly understandable version.