Patent Document ID: 20140267647
Application ID: 14136545
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An apparatus for recognizing text on a curved surface, the apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to capture from an environment of a user multiple images of text on a curved surface; and at least one processor device configured to: receive a first image of a first perspective of text on the curved surface, wherein the first image includes a first portion of text unrecognizable in an optical character recognition process; receive a second image of a second perspective of the text on the curved surface, wherein the second image includes the first portion of text in a form capable of recognition in the optical character recognition process; perform optical character recognition on at least parts of each of the first image and the second image; combine results of the optical character recognition on the first image and on the second image; and provide the user with a recognized representation of the text, including a recognized representation of the first portion of text.