CN101127036A - Image identification translating device and method - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a device and a method of image identification and translation. With the method, an image is taken through an image acquisition unit, and the characters in the image are identified by a character identification module, then the identified characters are translated into designated language with a translation model, finally the translated characters are displayed by the display unit. The utility model has the advantages of preventing the users from suffering the problem of being unable to inquiry due to being unable to understand the characters, and facilitating the users to input characters to use along with taking the images from time to time, so as to accelerate the speed of translating.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of translating equipment, relating in particular to a kind of is the device of appointed language with the character translation in the finding object.
Background technology
The operation of translation machine at present all is by the mode of user with the input button, and the literal that inquire about is keyed in the translation machine, searches corresponding translation in the data bank of being built by translation machine within it again, and Query Result is presented at supplies the user to check on the screen.Fast development along with electronics technology, consumer electronics product on the market has all been integrated multinomial function to promote its competitive power, except general take pictures, converse, the function such as online, interpretative function all can be incorporated on the portable electron devices such as mobile phone or personal digital assistant now, and the mode of conventional translation machine input characters also develops into modes such as hand-written, phonetic entry from button input, so not only can make things convenient for the quick input characters of user, also offer the diversified selection of user.
Yet, word for word import or expend time in very much with button in the mode of handwriting input, be unable to cope with at any time and the needs that come.In addition, be particular about under light, thin, short, the little trend at present electronic product, may cause inconvenience in the use because button is too little at installing keyboard on the electronic product, if change the volume that relatively large keyboard or handwriting pad then can increase electronic product into, and reduce the portability and the competitive power of product.
In addition, the function of using conventional translation machine inquiry literal is to be based upon under the prerequisite that the user understands the letter of finding literal or pronunciation, and needs to cooperate input method or the microphone that is suitable for, and could successfully import, and searches the translation of literal.Yet when the user abroad goes on business or travels, might all fail to understand because of the letter of finding literal, and have no way of inquiring about its translation, considerably inconvenient.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of image identification and translating equipment, comprise, utilize built-in literal identification module and translation module with the character translation in the picture again, and translation result is presented on the screen with video capturing device pictures taken such as cameras.
Another object of the present invention provides identification of a kind of image and interpretation method, at first takes and wants picture of translating or the literal of seeing, behind the literal that identifies wherein, contrast is translated as suitable language, thereby allows the user understand word content in the picture.
In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of image identification and translating equipment, comprise image acquiring unit, literal identification module, translation module and display unit.Wherein said image acquiring unit is used for filmed image, comprises at least one literal that belongs in the first language in the described image; The literal identification module then is used for discerning the literal of image.In addition, the translation module character translation that is used for identifying is a second language; Display unit is used to show the described literal that is translated as second language.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of image identification interpretation method that is used for portable electron device also is provided, this method may further comprise the steps: at first take an image, comprise at least one literal that belongs to first language in this image, then discern the literal in the image, be second language with the character translation that identifies then, show the literal that is translated as second language at last.
The present invention is because of adopting the structure in conjunction with image acquiring unit, literal identification and translation module, therefore when the user sees the literal of wanting to translate, as long as will comprise the filming image of these literal gets off, can discern and be translated as the language of appointment, and reach the purpose that makes things convenient for the user to understand word content.
Image identification of the present invention and translating equipment and method have following advantage at least:
1. support various countries' literal, avoid the user, can't key in literal or read out literal to inquire about the puzzlement that its translation is caused because of the literal of failing to understand.
2. use camera to take, can reach with clapping i.e. usefulness, the effect of quick translation, the time of shortening user input characters.
3. need not use keyboard input, volume that therefore can reduction means, the convenience that provides the user to carry.
4. can be incorporated on existing mobile phone, the personal digital assistant, can additionally not increase the production cost of device.
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Fig. 1 is image identification and the translating equipment block diagram according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is image identification and the interpretation method process flow diagram according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make content of the present invention more clear, the example that can implement according to this really as the present invention especially exemplified by embodiment below.
Fig. 1 is image identification and the translating equipment block diagram according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 1, the image identification and the translating equipment 100 of present embodiment for example are mobile phone, personal digital assistant, smart phone or a translation machine, its inside then includes image acquiring unit 110, literal identification module 120, translation module 130, display unit 140, storage unit 150, speech play unit 160, thereby can be the literal in user's instant translation finding pattern.
Fig. 2 is image identification and the interpretation method process flow diagram according to preferred embodiment of the present invention.See figures.1.and.2 simultaneously, present embodiment introduces how the literal on the object is translated into the specified language of user by the present invention's image identification and translating equipment 100 in detail.
In step S110, at first, when seeing, the user wants picture or the literal translated, menu in placard, nameplate or dining room etc. for example, promptly can with image acquiring unit 110 this object be taken earlier is image, and this image comprises at least one literal that belongs to first language (for example being English).Wherein, this image acquiring unit 110 for example is a charge-coupled image sensor (Charge-Coupled Device, CCD) camera or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS) camera, but be not limited thereto.
In step S120, after shooting was finished, built-in literal identification module 120 promptly can begin to discern the literal in the image in image identification and the translating equipment 100.Wherein, the user can select a scope at the image centre circle according to its needs, and literal identification module 120 just can only be discerned the literal in this scope, therefore can shorten the time of literal identification, improves the accuracy of literal identification.
In step S130, then the character translation that literal identification module 120 is identified by built-in translation module 130 in image identification and the translating equipment 100 is the second language (for example Chinese) of appointment.Wherein, the user can choose or set the language that will translate in image identification and translating equipment 100, described language can include various countries' language such as Chinese, English, French, Spanish, is decided by 130 category of language and the numbers that can support of translation module, does not limit its scope.
In step S140, after translation was finished, the literal that translation can be finished was presented on the display unit 140 of image identification and translating equipment 100.Wherein, this shows that 140 can be a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD) screen, and its display mode can be a display text merely only, or demonstrate former image, and will translate literal and cover mode such as translate in the former image on the literal, also do not limit its scope.
In addition, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the literal that translation can also be finished is play in the speech play mode, allowing the user understand its pronunciation is to link up with other people, and the literal that this translation is finished also can be stored, and is as study in the future or with reference to usefulness, quite convenient.
More than specific embodiments of the invention are described.It will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned specific embodiment, those skilled in the art can make various distortion or modification within the scope of the appended claims.Therefore protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion with the scope that claims were defined.
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1. image identification translating device comprises:
-image acquiring unit is used to take an image, comprises at least one literal that belongs to first language in the described image;
-literal identification module is used for discerning described at least one literal of described image;
-translation module, described at least one character translation that is used for the described image that will identify is a second language; And
-display unit is used to show described at least one literal that is translated as second language.
2. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
-speech play unit is used for described at least one literal that is translated as second language of speech play.
3. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
-storage unit is used to store described at least one literal that is translated as second language.
4. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that this device comprises mobile phone, personal digital assistant, smart phone or translation machine.
5. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that, described image acquiring unit comprises Charge Coupled Device (CCD) (Charge-Coupled Device, CCD) camera or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS) camera.
6. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that wherein said display unit comprises liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD) screen.
7. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that the mode that wherein said display unit shows described at least one literal that is translated as second language is display text merely.
8. according to the image identification translating device described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein said display unit shows that the described mode that is translated as at least one literal of second language is the described image of demonstration, and described at least one literal that is translated as second language is covered respectively at least one literal that belongs to first language corresponding with it in the described image.
9. one kind is used for the method that image is discerned and translated in portable electron device, may further comprise the steps:
A. filmed image comprises at least one literal that belongs to first language in the described image;
B. discern at least one literal that belongs to first language in the described image;
At least one character translation that belongs to first language in the described image that c. will identify is a second language;
D. show described at least one literal that is translated as second language.
10. according to method described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Described at least one literal that is translated as second language of-broadcast.
11. according to method described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Described at least one literal that is translated as second language of-storage.
12. according to method described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that, wherein discern this step that belongs at least one literal of first language and also comprise:
B1. select at least one literal that to translate from described image centre circle;
B2. discern at least one literal that described circle is selected.
13. the method according to described in the claim 9 is characterized in that, described portable electron device comprises mobile phone, personal digital assistant, smart phone or translation machine.
14. according to the method described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that, image acquiring unit in the described portable electron device comprises Charge Coupled Device (CCD) (Charge-Coupled Device, CCD) camera or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) (Complementary Metal OxideSemiconductor, CMOS) camera.
15. the method according to described in the claim 9 is characterized in that, the display unit in the described portable electron device comprises liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD) screen.
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