CN201035576Y - Device of implementing instant translation using digital camera technique - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an instant translation device which is achieved by using the digital photograph technology. The device comprises an image collecting module, an OCR module, a translation module and a controlling module. The image collecting module takes a picture of the chosen literal section which is needed to be translated to change the written material into an image file signal; the OCR module is communicated with the image collecting module, to receive the image file signal which is sent by the image collecting module, to recognize the literal content in the image file signal, and to transform the recognized literal content into the text file signal of the computer character; the translation module is communicated with the OCR module, to receive the text file signal which is sent by the OCR module, and to translate the text file signal; the controlling module is used to coordinated-control all of the modules. The device has the great adaptability of the medium of the character, the font size and the distance, the operation is convenient and quick, the major adjustment to the original hardware is unnecessary, to meet the requirement of translating anytime and anywhere.
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Technical field
The utility model belongs to the digital electronic goods field, particularly a kind of device that utilizes digital photographic technology to realize instant translation.
Background technology
The main representative products that possesses the instant translation function in the market has:
| Type | Title | Mode of operation and relative merits |
| Hand-held product | Wand | Nib is directly streaked on the paper literal, streak a word after, the display screen of wand will show the translation information of the corresponding languages of this word.Advantage: product is small and exquisite, simple to operate, is suitable for books and reads use.Shortcoming: (1) can't translate the big font literal; (2) type to light, medium has strict requirement; (3) can't translate remote literal; (4) be only applicable to word translation, do not have whole sentence or full text translation function. |
| PC software | Kingsoft Powerword | On computer screen, mouse is moved to the viewing area of text, translation information that can the discernible vocabulary of software for display.Advantage: dictionary is huge, simple to operate, is aided with other powerful learning functionality, is very suitable for computing machine and uses.Shortcoming: (1) identification range only limits to the displaying contents of computer screen; (2) can not translate literal in the picture. |
| PC software | Kingsoft FastAIT | A powerful Britain and Japan's Chinese translation system can be translated into the English on the computing machine, Japanese article or English webpage the Chinese that meets compatriots' custom automatically.Advantage: dictionary is huge, simple to operate, can finish the translation of whole sentence entire chapter content, is very suitable for computing machine and uses.Shortcoming: (1) can only use on computers; (2) can not translate content in the picture. |
Also have a lot of translated products to form by scanner+OCR+ translation software, manuscript is scanned into the image file of certain format, by OCR (Optical Character Recognition, be optical character identification) software, be converted into computer character, by translation software, be converted into other Languages again.These products use more loaded down with trivial details, and it is bad to run into papery, and illegible manuscript is difficult to guarantee discrimination.
In addition, also there is a common shortcoming in the said goods: do not possess the characteristic of carrying.Even small and exquisite wand, most of users also only after having arranged the foreign language reading plan, just can remember and carrying.
On the other hand, digital product makes rapid progress, emerges in an endless stream.Wherein especially speed is violent in the development of this three series products of mobile phone, digital camera and digital camera, and the crowd of use and frequency are also increasing.But up to now, some mobile phones have had the dictionary interpretative function, after normally operating personnel import word by hand, show translation result on the mobile phone screen, and its translation efficiency is well imagined.Therefore,, ignored by a lot of people all the time, also do not have too many achievement in research though the instant translation function has the very big market demand in this three series products.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this utility model provide a kind of easy to operate, can translate the word content in the picture, and to literal medium, font size, the far and near device that the realization instant translation of very big adaptive faculty is arranged of distance.
For achieving the above object, the utility model provides a kind of device that utilizes digital photographic technology to realize instant translation, it comprises an image capture module, takes pictures by the literal field to be translated that will select and incites somebody to action wherein that written historical materials changes the image file signal into;
An OCR module is connected with described image capture module, receives the described image file signal that described image capture module is sent here, and the word content in the described image file signal is discerned and is converted to the text signal of computer character;
A translation module is connected with described OCR module, receives the described text signal that described OCR module is sent here, and described text signal is translated;
A control module is connected with described translation module with described image capture module, described OCR module respectively, controls and coordinate above-mentioned three module, sends controlled variable to above-mentioned three module, receives and shows the translation information that described translation module is sent here.Described image capture module comprises camera lens, charge coupled device ccd, mould/number A/D converter, microprocessor MPU, internal memory, LCD LCD, removable memory PC clamping part.
Core value of the present utility model and feature are that three kinds of technology such as digital camera, OCR and translation software are organically combined, and finish the function of instant translation by the coordination of control module.
The utlity model has following advantage:
1, satisfies client's translation brief anywhere or anytime
2, satisfy the requirement of the character translation of different medium, different fonts size, far and near distance
3, easy and simple to handle, quick
4, to other function of original product without any performance and operational influence
5, the hardware adjustment of existing product is very little
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Fig. 1 is the instant translation operating process synoptic diagram in the digital photographing apparatus;
Fig. 2 .1 is the speech mode of getting of " word translation " of determining the position, the upper left corner of word with " T " icon;
Fig. 2 .2 is the speech mode of getting of " word translation " of determining the position, the lower left corner of word with " L " icon;
Fig. 2 .3 is the speech mode of getting of " word translation " of determining the position, the upper left corner of word with the upper left corner of display screen;
Fig. 2 .4 is the speech mode of getting of " word translation " of determining the position, the lower left corner of word with the lower left corner of display screen;
Fig. 3 .1 is word translation result's a demonstration synoptic diagram;
Fig. 3 .2 is full text translation result's a demonstration synoptic diagram;
Fig. 4 is the composition module diagram of instant translation;
Embodiment
The utility model is a kind of device that utilizes digital photographic technology to realize instant translation.Purpose is to expand the function of digital photographing Related product, satisfies the needs that the client carries out character translation whenever and wherever possible, further promotes the utilization factor and the practicality of product, and therefore production firm also can promote the competitive power of product and brand.
The product that is applicable to this technology at present mainly contains: have mobile phone, digital camera, DV (digital camera) of camera function etc.Wherein mobile phone products is because self vast customer group and carrying is used the best results of this technology.
The technical scheme that its technical matters that solves the utility model adopts is:
1, enter the instant translation pattern: enter " instant translation pattern " by menu or hardware button, this pattern and Photographing Mode type basically identical, pickup camera is opened, and screen is found a view, and supports operations such as focal length adjustment equally.Except showing scenery, also have one and get speech reference position icon in screen, similar " L " is used for the lower left corner reference position that identifying user is prepared the word of translation." word translation " enters 2; " full text translation " enters 3.
2, word translation: moving lens, with " L " position icon, be positioned over the position, the lower left corner of the word that will translate, flicking " shutter " button or pause 1 second left and right sides time, the scenery of screen fixes motionless, and shows the translation content of this word immediately.After the user checks end, can be by " continuation " button on " shutter " button or " instant translation pattern " button or the screen, displaying contents is closed, and gets back to the state of finding a view.
3, full text translation: moving lens, the content that translate is all included in the screen scope, once by on earth, at this moment the content of screen is motionless with " shutter " button, and the prompting of full text translation, screen display full text translation result then appear carrying out in screen.The user can carry out the switching of image and translation result by " switching " button on the screen.After the user checks end, can be by " continuation " button on " taking pictures " button or " instant translation pattern " button or the screen, displaying contents is closed, and gets back to the state of finding a view.
4, enter other function: the user returns other feature operation of this product by other function key.
On shooting mobile phone, digital camera or DV (digital camera) hardware platform, under existing function, embedded images acquisition module, OCR module, translation module and control module.
1, image capture module: mainly be to utilize the digital camera prior art, generally include camera lens, CCD (charge-coupled image sensor), A/D (A/D converter), MPU (microprocessor), internal memory, LCD (LCD), PC card parts such as (removable memories), finish mainly that content is chosen, camera function, adopt the method for optical pickup that written historical materials is transformed into image file.This module can be made amendment basically at original camera function and be got final product.
2, OCR module: the text that the word content in the image file is converted to computer character by the ORC technology.And, transform corresponding word or whole Word message respectively by the OCR recognition strategy according to " word translation " or " full text translation " two kinds of operations.
3, translation module:, carry out Translation Processing with the word after the OCR resume module or whole Word message.
4, control module: the maincenter module of instant translation, be responsible for coordinating the operational process of above-mentioned three modules of control, show translation result, response user's action, the setting of the relevant various parameters of three modules also is provided in addition, and can expands other assisted learning function after the translation.
The processing of languages: interpretative function is applicable to any languages that literal is arranged, and therefore, OCR module and translation module need divide the languages exploitation, adopt different character libraries, knowledge base and different identification explanation strategies.In addition, control module also relates to the demonstration of different language, need design in conjunction with the menu languages that product self provides.
The location of getting the speech translation is provided with: in order to reduce user's operation, we adopt the mode of " getting the upper left corner or the position, the lower left corner of word ".The one, determine by the upper left corner, the lower left corner of display screen self; The 2nd, by superposed positions icon in screen, as " T " word or " L " word icon.
Trigger the design of interpretative function: 1, pause and trigger (normally half second left and right sides time); 2, manual triggers is promptly by the function corresponding button.
The design that translation result shows: consider user's handling characteristics and technology realization, after triggering interpretative function, dynamically finding a view, it is motionless to fix, and preservation image acquisition result, automatically switch to display window as a result, the user can be switched between image and translation result, is convenient to comparison and study.At different products, can consider the content of translation is at every turn preserved (do not need to preserve image each time usually, but can preserve the image of last translation) successively, satisfy the needs that the user browses learning and memory again.
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1. device that utilizes digital photographic technology to realize instant translation, it is characterized in that: described device comprises:
An image capture module is taken pictures by the literal field to be translated that will select and to be incited somebody to action wherein that written historical materials changes the image file signal into;
An OCR module is connected with described image capture module, receives the described image file signal that described image capture module is sent here, and the word content in the described image file signal is discerned and is converted to the text signal of computer character;
A translation module is connected with described OCR module, receives the described text signal that described OCR module is sent here, and described text signal is translated;
A control module is connected with described translation module with described image capture module, described OCR module respectively, controls and coordinate above-mentioned three module, sends controlled variable to above-mentioned three module, receives and shows the translation information that described translation module is sent here.
2. the device that utilizes digital photographic technology to realize instant translation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described image capture module comprises camera lens, charge coupled device ccd, mould/number A/D converter, microprocessor MPU, internal memory, LCD LCD, removable memory PC clamping part.
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