Patent Document ID: 8855429
Application ID: 14018005

Base Claim:
1. A method for recognizing a character in a portable device, the method comprising: obtaining, in accordance with a character recognition request, an image using a camera of the portable device in a preview mode in which a plurality of images are being sequentially displayed in real time on a display of the portable device; performing an auto focus function of the camera to obtain an image having a certain level of clarity for character recognition using the camera; character-recognition-processing the image having the certain level of clarity so as to generate recognition result data; and displaying a recognized character row on the display based on the recognition result data.

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Claim 5:
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein performing the auto focus function of the camera comprises: comparing two or more frames of the image obtained in the preview mode to determine whether movement exists; and performing the auto focus function of the camera, when no movement exists.