JP2007280165A - Electronic dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic dictionary, which can convert a word or sentence within a visual field to a word or sentence of another form and display the converted word or sentence within the visual field through a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic dictionary comprises a control part 11 outputting an image signal of a character string imaged by a camera 12 to a translation unit through a signal transmission line. The translation unit includes an OCR 24 performing character recognition of the image signal of the character string outputted from the control part of the eyeglass unit, a control part 21 translating the character string character-recognized by the OCR and outputting the translation result to the eyeglass unit through the signal transmission line, and a power supply part 28. A display element of the eyeglass unit displays the translation result on a display part. Power is supplied from the power supply part of the translation unit to the eyeglass unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary. More specifically, the present invention can be worn on the head at all times without any sense of incongruity, and a word or sentence in the field of view can be converted into another form of word or sentence with a simple operation. The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary in which the converted word or sentence can be superimposed and displayed in the field of view.

  Electronic dictionaries are widely used to input words that do not make sense and convert them into plain words and synonyms, or translate them into different languages.

  Conventional electronic dictionaries are usually configured as a portable terminal device such as a calculator, and the original language display and the translated word display are displayed on a display such as a liquid crystal display. There has been proposed a head-mounted display device configured to display a translated word superimposed on a front field of view of a head mount mounted on a human head and having an electronic dictionary function.

According to the head-mounted display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the external field of view can be observed, and if necessary, the original language display and the translated word display can be superimposed on the front field of view of the head mount. Since selection between display and translated word display is mainly switched by the line-of-sight input method, the electronic dictionary function can be used in a so-called hands-free state.
JP 2001-56446 A

  However, since the head-mounted display device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is large, it is very uncomfortable when worn on the head, and the field of view is blocked when the electronic dictionary function is not used. Therefore, when the electronic dictionary function is not used, there is a problem that it is necessary to remove the head mounted display device, which is very bad.

  Further, the head mounted display device described in Patent Document 1 is configured so that the original language display and the translated word display are selected mainly by the line-of-sight input method. There was also a problem that it took.

  Therefore, the present invention can be worn on the head at all times without a sense of incongruity, and converts words or sentences in the field of view into other forms of words or sentences with a simple operation, and the converted words or sentences It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic dictionary that can display the above in the field of view.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an eyeglass unit, a character string conversion unit formed separately from the eyeglass unit, and a signal transmission line capable of transmitting and receiving signals between the eyeglass unit and the character string conversion unit. The eyeglass unit, an eyeglass lens, an image input unit capable of image input of a character string consisting of words or sentences in the field of view of the eyeglass unit, and the eyeglass unit to which an image is input by the image input unit A display unit for forming a character string designating unit for designating a character string made up of words or sentences in the field of view and a display unit for displaying a character string made up of words or sentences in the glasses field of view of the glasses unit; And the image signal of the character string input by the image input unit is output to the character string conversion unit via the signal transmission line. A character recognition unit for recognizing the image signal of the character string output from the control unit of the spectacle unit, and the character recognized by the character recognition unit. A character string conversion processing unit that converts a string and outputs a conversion result of the character string to the spectacles unit via the signal transmission line; and a power source, and the display element of the spectacles unit includes the character Achieved by an electronic dictionary configured to display a column conversion result on the display unit and to supply power to the glasses unit from the power source of the character string conversion unit Is done.

  In the present specification, "converting a character string consisting of a word or sentence" means translating a character string consisting of a word or sentence into another language; This refers to converting a character string made up of a word or a sentence into a character string made up of another form of a word or a sentence, such as when replacing a word with a synonym.

  According to the present invention, the electronic dictionary includes a spectacle unit and a conversion unit formed separately from the spectacle unit as main components, and is configured so that a character string composed of words or sentences is converted by the conversion unit. Since the power source is also provided in the character string conversion unit, the spectacles unit includes an image input unit for inputting an image of a character string made up of words or sentences within the field of view of the spectacles unit, and spectacles to be imaged by the image input unit A display element for forming a character string designating unit for designating a character string made up of words or sentences in the field of view of the unit, a display unit for displaying a character string made up of words or sentences in the glasses view of the glasses unit, and a control unit; Therefore, the size of the spectacle unit attached to the head is almost the same as that of normal spectacles. Even if the user is not able to experience discomfort. Therefore, the eyeglass unit can be worn even during walking, and the eyeglass unit can be always worn and the electronic dictionary function can be used.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the character string designating unit is configured to designate a character string consisting of a word or a sentence to be converted, input an image, and convert. As in the case of designating a character string consisting of a word or sentence to be converted, it is possible to convert a character string consisting of a desired word or sentence without requiring skill.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment is configured as an electronic dictionary for translating words or sentences, and includes an eyeglass unit 10 including an eyeglass lens 10a, a translation unit 20, an earphone 30, and the like. It has.

  The translation unit 20 is formed in a pendant shape. Therefore, in the electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment, the eyeglass unit 10 is worn on the head and the earphone 30 is worn on the ear, like normal glasses. The translation unit 20 can be used in a state where it is put on the neck.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, a control block for controlling the operation of the spectacle unit 10 is attached in the upper frame 10 c of the spectacle lens 10 a of the spectacle unit 10. A first cable 36 is connected to the control block. The first cable 36 extends from the tip of the temple 10 b through the temple 10 b of the eyeglass unit 10 and is attached to and detached from the connection 31 of the earphone 30. Connected as possible.
On the other hand, the connection part 32 of the earphone 30 and the connection part 27 of the translation unit 20 are connected by the second cable 37. Accordingly, the spectacles unit 10 includes the first cable 36, the earphone 30 and the second cable. Is connected to the translation unit 20 via the cable 37.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the eyeglass unit 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the spectacle unit 10 includes a hologram mirror 10d embedded in a substantially central portion of the spectacle lens 10a, and a display element 50 (not shown) on almost the entire spectacle lens 10a. The camera 12 is provided in the control block 40 attached in the upper frame 10c of 10a. The camera 12 has a monochrome type image sensor.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the spectacle unit 10 includes a control block 40 attached to the frame 10c on the upper side of the spectacle lens 10a, a manual operation unit 45 attached to the base of the vine 10b, and an almost entire surface of the spectacle lens 10a. And the solar cell 41 attached to the nose pad 10e.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control block 40 captures a character string including a word or a sentence to be translated within the field of view of the spectacles unit 10 and a control unit 11 that controls the operation of the entire spectacle unit 10, and an image of the character string. A camera 12 for generating a signal, an image memory 13 for storing an image signal of a character string including a word or sentence to be translated generated by the camera 12, and an image signal of the character string generated by the camera 12 are first The signal processing unit 14 for processing into a signal format communicable by the cable 36 and the second cable 37, a character string memory 15 for storing a character string consisting of a word or sentence to be translated, and a translated word or sentence A translation character string memory 16 for storing a character string and an auxiliary power supply unit 18 equipped with a storage battery.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the auxiliary power supply unit 18 including a storage battery is connected to a solar battery 41 attached to the nose pad 10 e of the eyeglass unit 10 via a charging control circuit (not shown), and the auxiliary power supply The storage battery of the unit 18 is configured to be rechargeable by the solar battery 41.

  The manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 is provided at the base of the vine 10b that the user naturally touches when the user corrects the displacement of the glasses, and as shown in FIG. A power switch 45a connected to the control unit 11 of the control block 40 and operated when starting the electronic dictionary, and a character string made up of words or sentences to be translated displayed on the display unit of the eyeglass unit 10 in the electronic dictionary A translation start switch 45b for starting the translation of the character string, and a character string designating unit 45c for designating a character string composed of a word or a sentence to be translated.

  As will be described later, the display element 50 forms a line-of-sight mark for specifying a character string made up of a word or a sentence in the field of view of the glasses unit 10 and displays a character string made up of the word or the sentence. It has a function of forming a display unit that displays the translation result of a character string composed of sentences.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the translation unit 20 includes a control unit 21 that controls the operation of the entire translation unit 20, a manual operation unit 22 that can be operated by a user, a dictionary database 23, and a spectacle unit 10. An OCR 24 for character recognition of an input image signal of a character string including a word or sentence to be translated, and an image memory 25 for storing an image signal of a character string including the word or sentence to be translated input from the glasses unit 10 A memory 26 for storing a character string composed of a word or a sentence to be translated and a character string direction determined by the OCR 24; a connection unit 27 to which a second cable 37 is connected; and a power source unit 28. , A timer 29, and an audio conversion unit 35 that generates an audio signal and outputs the audio signal to the earphone 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 should translate the power switch 22 a that is operated when the electronic dictionary is activated and the control unit 21 displayed on the display unit of the spectacle unit. A translation start switch 22b for starting translation of a character string made up of words or sentences, and a dictionary designation unit 22c for designating a dictionary used for translation are provided.

  The dictionary database 23 is configured such that a dictionary can be added by inserting a memory card or the like storing the dictionary into the translation unit 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the earphone 30 includes a connection portion 31 to which a first cable 36 extending from a tip portion of the temple 10 b of the spectacle unit 10 is connected, and a connection portion 32 to which a second cable 37 is connected. And a sound generating unit 33 that emits sound.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first cable 36 includes a charging power supply line 36 a to the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacle unit 10, an output signal line 36 b of the signal processing unit 14 of the spectacle unit 10, and the spectacle unit 10. Input / output signal line 36c between the control unit 11 and the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20, while the second cable 37 includes a charging power supply line 37a to the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacles unit 10, The output signal line 37b of the signal processing unit 14 of the spectacle unit 10, the input / output signal line 37c between the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10 and the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20, and the audio signal output line 37d to the earphone 30 It has.

  Therefore, the storage battery of the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacle unit 10 can be charged by the electric power from the power supply unit 28 of the translation unit 20, and even when the power supply from the translation unit 20 is cut off, the spectacle unit 10 For example, the translation of a character string consisting of a word or a sentence that has been previously translated and stored in the translated character string memory 16 can be displayed on the display unit 50b described later.

  The electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment configured as described above translates characters or sentences as follows.

  First, the eyeglass unit 10 is mounted on the user's head, the earphone 30 is mounted on the ear, and the translation unit 20 is put on the user's neck, as in the case of normal glasses.

  Next, the user operates the power switch 45a of the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 or the power switch 22a of the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 to activate the electronic dictionary.

  When the electronic dictionary is activated, a display signal is output to the display element 50 from the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10, and the spectacle unit 10 is displayed by the display element 50 of the spectacle unit 10 as shown in FIG. A cross-shaped line-of-sight mark 50a for specifying a character string made up of a word or a sentence to be translated is formed at substantially the center of the spectacle visual field 55, and the translation is performed below the spectacle visual field 55 of the spectacle unit 10. A display section 50b is formed for displaying a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated and displaying a translation result of a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated. In FIG. 4A, reference numeral 56 denotes a shooting range of the camera 12.

  The position of the line-of-sight mark 50a formed at substantially the center of the spectacle field 55 of the spectacle unit 10 and the position in the screen of the camera 12 are associated in advance, and the word to be translated by the user moving his head Or the range of the image containing the character string which consists of the word or sentence which should be translated is specified by match | combining the gaze mark 50a with the character string which consists of sentences.

  Prior to translation, the user operates the dictionary designating unit 22c of the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 to designate a dictionary used for translation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a part of light incident on the spectacle lens 10a from a character string including a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated specified by the user is provided in a substantially central portion of the spectacle lens 10a. Then, the image is reflected upward by the hologram mirror 10d, is incident on the camera 12 of the control block 40, and an image in a desired range including a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated is captured by the camera 12.

  Here, when the user is looking at a character string consisting of a word or sentence to be translated with both eyes, the eye adjusts the congestion according to the distance to the character string consisting of the word or sentence to be translated. Since the direction of the line of sight slightly changes, the camera 12 is provided with a distance measuring function, and the position of the line of sight mark 50a is changed according to the distance to the character string consisting of a word or sentence to be translated. Is preferred.

  The image signal of the character string including the character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated generated by the camera 12 is stored in the image memory 13 and then processed into a communicable signal format by the signal processing unit 14. It is sent to the translation unit 20 via the first cable 36, the earphone 30 and the second cable 37.

  The image signal of the character string including the character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated sent to the translation unit 20 is input to the control unit 21. When the control unit 21 receives the image signal from the glasses unit 10, the image signal is translated. An image signal of a character string including a character string including a power word or a sentence is stored in the image memory 25 and then transferred to the OCR 24.

  At the same time, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 starts the timer 29.

  When an image signal of a character string including a character string consisting of a word or a sentence to be translated is input, the OCR 24 recognizes the image signal in the range up to the margin centering on the position in the image corresponding to the line-of-sight mark 50a. Then, a character string recognition signal including a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated is generated, and the character string recognition signal is output to the control unit 21.

  At the same time, the OCR 24 determines whether the character string including the word or sentence to be translated is horizontal writing or vertical writing, that is, the direction of the character string including the word or sentence to be translated, and includes the word or sentence to be translated. A determination signal for the direction of the character string to be translated is output to the control unit 21 together with the character string recognition signal including the character string.

  When the control unit 21 receives from the OCR 24 a determination signal regarding the direction of the character string and the character string including the word or sentence to be translated, the determination result regarding the direction of the character string and the character string including the word or sentence to be translated Is stored in the memory 26, and a character string recognition signal including a character string composed of a word or a sentence to be translated and a determination signal regarding the direction of the character string to be translated are output to the glasses unit 10 via the connection unit 27. To do.

  A character string recognition signal including a character string consisting of a word or a sentence to be translated and a determination signal for the direction of the character string to be translated pass through the second cable 37, the earphone 30 and the first cable 36, and the spectacle unit. To the control unit 11 of the ten control blocks 40.

  The control unit 11 of the control block 40 outputs a character string recognition signal to the character string memory 15 and stores a character string including a word or sentence to be translated in the character string memory 15.

  Further, based on the determination signal regarding the direction of the character string, the control unit 11 of the control block 40 should translate along with the horizontal writing display signal when the character string recognized by the OCR 24 of the translation unit 20 is horizontal writing. A character string including a word or a sentence is output to the display element 50.

  When the display element 50 of the spectacle unit 10 receives a character string including a word or sentence to be translated from the control unit 11 together with the horizontal writing display signal, the spectacle field of the spectacle unit 10 shown in FIG. 55 is displayed on the display unit 50b.

  At this time, since the character string composed of the word or sentence displayed on the display unit 50b is not determined to be the character string that the user wants to translate, the display element 50 blinks the character string. Let

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the character string recognized by the OCR 24 of the translation unit 20 is vertical writing, the control unit 11 of the control block 40 includes a word or sentence to be translated together with the vertical writing display signal. The character string is output to the display element 50.

  When the display element 50 receives a vertical writing display signal from the control unit 11 of the control block 40 together with a character string including a word or sentence to be translated, as shown in FIG. A character string is formed in the vertical direction at a position inside the spectacle visual field 55 of the spectacle unit 10, and the character string is displayed on the display unit 50b thus formed and blinks. In FIG. 4B, reference numeral 56 denotes a shooting range of the camera 12.

  As a result, when the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is a character string composed of a word or a sentence to be translated, the user starts the translation start switch 45b or the translation unit provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10. The translation start switch 22b provided in the 20 manual operation units 22 is operated.

  When the translation start switch 45b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 is operated, a translation start signal is input to the control unit 11 of the eyeglass unit 10, and the first cable 36, the earphone 30, the second It is sent to the translation unit 20 via the cable 37 and input to the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20.

  On the other hand, when the translation start switch 22 b provided in the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 is operated, a translation start signal is input to the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20. The translation start signal is further transferred to the control unit 11 of the control block 40.

  Upon receiving the translation start signal, the control unit 11 of the control block 40 outputs a character string confirmation signal to the display element 50, and stops blinking of the character string displayed on the display unit 50b.

  Upon receiving the translation start signal, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 reads a character string made up of words or sentences stored in the memory 26, accesses the dictionary database, and uses the dictionary selected in advance to The column is translated and output to the control block 40 of the eyeglass unit 10 via the second cable 37, the earphone 30 and the first cable 36. A character string made up of the translated word or sentence is input to the control unit 11 of the control block 40 and stored in the translated character string memory 16.

  At the same time, the control unit 11 outputs a character string made up of the translated word or sentence to the display element 50.

  When the display element 50 receives a character string composed of a translated word or sentence from the control unit 11 of the control block 40, the display element 50 displays the character string on the display unit 50b.

  Further, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 translates a character string made up of words or sentences and outputs it to the control block 40 of the spectacle unit 10 via the second cable 37, the earphone 30 and the first cable 36. At the same time, the translated character string is output to the voice conversion unit 35. The voice conversion unit 35 converts the input character string into a voice signal and outputs it to the earphone 30 via the second cable 37. As a result, the character string consisting of the translated word or sentence from the earphone 30. The sound corresponding to is emitted.

  On the other hand, the character string displayed on the display unit 50b includes a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated, but also includes a character string other than a character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated. When the user operates the character string designating unit 45c of the manual operation unit 45 provided in the eyeglass unit 10, for example, the line-of-sight mark 50a is moved from the start point to the end point of the character string composed of words or sentences to be translated. Move and specify a string of words or sentences to be translated.

  The character string designated by the user is input to the control unit 11 of the eyeglass unit 10. When the control unit 11 receives the character string designated by the user, it overwrites the character string stored in the character string memory 15. At the same time, it is output to the display element 50.

  As a result, the display element 50 displays the character string designated by the user on the display unit 50b.

  At this time, since the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is not determined to be a character string that the user wants to translate, the display element 50 blinks the character string.

  Thus, when the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated, the translation start switch 45b or the translation unit 20 provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the glasses unit 10 by the user. The translation start switch 22b provided in the manual operation unit 22 is operated, and in the same manner as described above, the translation unit 20 translates a character string consisting of a word or a sentence and displays it on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10. While being displayed, the earphone 30 emits a sound corresponding to a character string composed of translated words or sentences.

  On the other hand, when the character string displayed on the display unit 50b still includes a character string other than a character string consisting of a word or a sentence to be translated, the user operates the manual operation unit 45 provided in the eyeglass unit 10. The character string designating unit 45c is designated to designate a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated, and the same processing as described above is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the character string displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10 does not include a character string composed of words or sentences that the user wants to translate, the user shakes his head, The line-of-sight mark 50a is moved to change the range of the character string including the character string composed of the words or sentences to be translated into a desired range.

  As a result, an image of a character string including a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated specified by the user is captured by the camera 12 of the control block 40, and a character string including a character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated. After the image signal is generated, the image signal is stored in the image memory 13, and then processed by the signal processing unit 14 into a signal format that can be communicated by the first cable 36 and the second cable 37. The cable 36, the earphone 30, and the second cable 37 are sent to the connection unit 27 of the translation unit 20.

  An image signal of a character string including a character string composed of a word or a sentence to be translated input to the translation unit 20 is input to the control unit 21. When the control unit 21 receives the image signal from the eyeglass unit 10, the image signal Is stored in the image memory 25 and then transferred to the OCR 24, and the timer 29 is reset and restarted.

  At the same time, the control unit 21 erases the character string stored in the memory 26 last time, reads out the determination result about the direction of the character string, and outputs it to the OCR 24.

  When the image signal of the character string including the character string including the word or sentence to be translated and the determination result about the direction of the character string are received, the OCR 24 centers on the position in the image corresponding to the line-of-sight mark 50a to the margin. The image signal of the range is sequentially recognized in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction according to the determination result about the direction of the character string, and a character string recognition signal including a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated is generated. The character string recognition signal is output to the control unit 11 of the eyeglass unit 10.

  When the character string recognition signal is received, the character string recognition signal is processed in the same manner as described above, the character string is displayed on the display unit 50b, and the word or word that the user wants to translate by the translation unit 20 is displayed. A character string composed of sentences is translated and displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10, and a sound corresponding to the character string composed of translated words or sentences is emitted from the earphone 30.

  On the other hand, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the timer 29 was started, that is, after a character string consisting of a word or a sentence to be translated is displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10, the user translates it. When a predetermined time elapses with the character string consisting of the same word or sentence being displayed on the display unit 50b without reselecting the power character string, the timer 29 sends a translation start signal from the translation unit 20. It is output to the control unit 21.

  This is because the user does not reselect the character string to be translated for a predetermined time after the character string consisting of the word or sentence to be translated, and the character string consisting of the same word or sentence is displayed on the display unit 50b. This is because it is recognized that the user has no objection to translating a character string composed of words or sentences displayed on the display unit 50b.

  When a translation start signal is input from the timer 29, the control unit 21 causes the translation start switch 45 b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 or the translation start switch provided in the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20. Similarly to the case where 22b is operated, the character string displayed on the display unit 50b of the spectacle unit 10 is translated, the translated character string is sent to the spectacle unit 10, and the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10 translates it. A character string made up of the written word or sentence is displayed on the display unit 50b.

  According to the present embodiment, the electronic dictionary is constituted by the spectacle unit 10, the translation unit 20 formed separately from the spectacle unit 10, and the earphone 30, and a mechanism for translating a character string made up of words or sentences. Are all provided in the translation unit 20, and the spectacle unit 10 simply includes a control block 40 including a minimum mechanism such as the camera 12, the control unit 11, the display element 50, and the manual operation unit 45, and the spectacle lens 10a. Since it is only provided in the upper frame 10c, the size of the eyeglass unit 10 is almost the same as that of normal eyeglasses. Therefore, even if the eyeglass unit 10 is worn, the user does not feel uncomfortable. The eyeglass unit can be worn while walking, and the eyeglass unit can be worn at all times to use the electronic dictionary function. Can.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the electronic dictionary includes the spectacle unit 10, the translation unit 20 formed in a pendant shape, and the earphone 30, so that the spectacle unit 10 is mounted on the head and the earphone. 30 can be used with the translation unit 20 on the neck, and the first cable 36 simply connects the tip of the temple 10b of the spectacle unit 10 and the earphone 30. In addition, since the second cable 37 connecting the earphone 30 and the translation unit 20 looks like a pendant chain, it does not give a sense of discomfort to the surroundings while using the electronic dictionary.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the user simply places the line-of-sight mark 50a on a character string made up of a word or sentence to be translated, and the character string made up of the word or sentence to be translated is displayed on the glasses unit 10. When the user operates the translation start switch 45b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the spectacles unit 10 or the translation start switch 22b provided in the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 A character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated is moved by moving the line-of-sight mark 50a until a predetermined time elapses after a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated is displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10 It is configured to translate a string consisting of words or sentences when the range of the string including the string is not changed. From there, without requiring skill, it becomes possible to translate a string consisting of the desired word or sentence.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the OCR 24 recognizes a character image signal including a character string composed of a word or a sentence to be translated, it determines whether the character string is written horizontally or vertically. Based on the determination result, when the character string is written horizontally, as shown in FIG. 4A, the display unit 50b is formed in the horizontal direction below the spectacle field of view 55 of the spectacle unit 10, while the character is When the column is vertically written, as shown in FIG. 4A, since the display unit 50b is formed in the vertical direction inside the spectacle field of view 55, the translation is performed without disturbing the field of view of the user. A character string consisting of a power word or sentence and a character string consisting of a translated word or sentence can be displayed within the field of view of the glasses unit 10.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the OCR 24 recognizes a character image signal including a character string including a word or sentence to be translated, it determines whether the character string is written horizontally or vertically, The determination result is stored in the memory 26 of the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20, and then, when the OCR 24 recognizes the character image signal including the character string including the word or sentence to be translated, The determination result about the direction of the character string is output to the OCR 24, and the OCR 24 designates the direction of character recognition of the image signal of the character string including the character string including the word or sentence to be translated. It is possible to reduce the time for generating a character string recognition signal including a character string composed of words or sentences.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment is configured as an electronic dictionary for translating words or sentences, and includes an eyeglass unit 10 including an eyeglass lens 10 a, a translation unit 20, an earphone 30, and the like. The microphone 60 is provided.

  Also in this embodiment, the translation unit 20 is formed in a pendant shape. Therefore, the electronic dictionary wears the eyeglass unit 10 on the head and the earphone 30 on the ear in the same manner as normal glasses. In addition, the translation unit 20 can be used in a state where it is put on the neck.

  Although not shown in FIG. 5, a control block for controlling the operation of the spectacle unit 10 is attached in the upper frame 10 c of the spectacle lens 10 a of the spectacle unit 10. A first cable 36 is connected to the control block. The first cable 36 extends from the tip of the temple 10 b through the temple 10 b of the eyeglass unit 10 and is attached to and detached from the connection 31 of the earphone 30. Connected as possible.

  A second cable 37 extends from the connection portion 32 of the earphone 30 and is connected to the microphone 60, and the third cable 38 is connected between the microphone 60 and the connection portion 27 of the translation unit 20.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the eyeglass unit 10.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the spectacle unit 10 is attached to a display element 50 (not shown) attached to almost the entire surface of the spectacle lens 10a and a frame 10c on the upper side of the spectacle lens 10a. The control block 40 is provided.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the spectacle unit 10 includes a control block 40 attached in the frame 10c on the upper side of the spectacle lens 10a, a manual operation unit 45 attached to the base of the vine 10b, and almost the spectacle lens 10a. A display element 50 attached to the entire surface and a solar cell 41 attached to the nose pad 10e are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control block 40 includes a control unit 11 that controls the operation of the entire eyeglass unit 10, a character string memory 15 that stores a character string that includes words or sentences to be translated, and translated words. Or the translation character string memory 16 which memorize | stores the character string which consists of sentences, and the auxiliary power supply part 18 provided with the storage battery are provided.

  The manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 is provided at the base of the vine 10b that the user naturally touches when the user corrects the displacement of the glasses. As shown in FIG. A power switch 45a connected to the control unit 11 of the control block 40 and operated when starting the electronic dictionary, and a character string made up of words or sentences to be translated displayed on the display unit of the eyeglass unit 10 in the electronic dictionary A translation start switch 45b for starting the translation of.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the auxiliary power supply unit 18 including a storage battery is connected to a solar battery 41 attached to the nose pad 10 e of the eyeglass unit 10 via a charge control circuit (not shown), and the auxiliary power supply The storage battery of the unit 18 is configured to be rechargeable by the solar battery 41.

  The display element 50 has a function of displaying a character string to be translated in the spectacle field of the spectacle unit 10 and forming a display unit 50b for displaying the translation result.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the translation unit 20 is input from a control unit 21 that controls the operation of the entire translation unit 20, a manual operation unit 22 that can be operated by a user, a dictionary database 23, and a microphone 60. The speech memory 65 for storing the speech signal of the character string composed of the words or sentences to be translated and the speech signal of the character string composed of the words or sentences to be translated input from the microphone 60 into a signal format capable of communication. A signal processing unit 66 that processes and generates a character string signal of a word or sentence to be translated, a character string memory 67 that stores a character string signal of a word or sentence to be translated, and a voice signal to generate an earphone 30 Are provided with a voice conversion unit 35 for output to the terminal, a connection unit 27 to which a third cable 38 is connected, a power supply unit 28, and a timer 29.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 should translate the power switch 22 a operated when starting the electronic dictionary and the control unit 21 displayed on the display unit of the eyeglass unit. A translation start switch 22b for starting translation of a character string made up of words or sentences, and a dictionary designation unit 22c for designating a dictionary used for translation are provided.

  The dictionary database 23 is configured such that a dictionary can be added by inserting a memory card or the like storing the dictionary into the translation unit 20.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the earphone 30 includes a connection portion 31 to which the first cable 36 extending from the tip of the temple 10 b of the eyeglass unit 10 is connected, and a connection portion 32 to which the second cable 37 is connected. And a sound generating unit 33 that emits sound.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first cable 36 includes a charging power supply line 36 a to the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacle unit 10 and an input signal line 36 c to the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10, The second cable 37 includes a charging power supply line 37 a to the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacle unit 10, an input signal line 37 c to the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10, and an audio signal output line 37 d to the earphone 30. ing. The third cable 38 includes a charging power supply line 38 a to the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacle unit 10, an input signal line 38 b to the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10, and an audio signal input line 38 c from the microphone 60. And an audio signal output line 38 d to the earphone 30.

  The electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment configured as described above translates characters or sentences as follows.

  First, the eyeglass unit 10 is mounted on the user's head, the earphone 30 is mounted on the ear, and the translation unit 20 is put on the user's neck, as in the case of normal glasses.

  Next, the user operates the power switch 45a of the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 or the power switch 22a of the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 to activate the electronic dictionary.

  When the electronic dictionary is activated, a display signal is output from the control unit 11 of the spectacle unit 10 to the display element 50 and should be translated by the display element 50 of the spectacle unit 10 below the spectacle field of view 55 of the spectacle unit 10. A display unit 50b for displaying a character string composed of words or sentences and displaying a translation result of the character strings composed of words or sentences is formed.

  Prior to translation, the user operates the dictionary designating unit 22c of the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 to designate a dictionary used for translation.

  When translating a character string composed of words or sentences, a user inputs a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated into the microphone 60 by voice.

  A speech signal of a character string made up of a word or sentence to be translated and input to the microphone is input to the translation unit 20 and stored in the speech memory 65.

  Next, the voice signal of the character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated is output to the signal processing unit 66 and processed into a communicable signal format so that the character string signal of the character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated is generated. It is generated and output to the control unit 21.

  When the control unit 21 receives the character string signal, the control unit 21 stores a character string including words or sentences to be translated in the character string memory 67 and outputs the character string to the spectacle unit 10.

  At the same time, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 starts the timer 29.

  The character string signal is sent to the control unit 11 of the control block 40 of the eyeglass unit 10 through the third cable 38, the microphone 60, the second cable 37, the earphone 30, and the first cable 36.

  The control unit 11 of the control block 40 outputs a character string signal to the character string memory 15, stores a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated in the character string memory 15, and consists of words or sentences to be translated. The character string is output to the display element 50.

  When the display element 50 of the eyeglass unit 10 receives a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated from the control unit 11, the display element 50 displays the character string on the display unit 50 b in the eyeglass field 55 of the eyeglass unit 10.

  At this time, since the character string composed of the word or sentence displayed on the display unit 50b is not determined to be the character string that the user wants to translate, the display element 50 blinks the character string. Let

  As a result, when the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is a character string to be translated, the user starts the translation start switch 45b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 or the manual operation unit of the translation unit 20. The translation start switch 22b provided at 22 is operated.

  When the translation start switch 45b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 is operated, a translation start signal is input to the control unit 11 of the eyeglass unit 10, and the first cable 36, the earphone 30, the second The data is sent to the translation unit 20 via the cable 37, the microphone 60 and the third cable 38, and input to the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20.

  On the other hand, when the translation start switch 22 b provided in the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 is operated, a translation start signal is input to the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20. The translation start signal is further transferred to the control unit 11 of the control block 40.

  Upon receiving the translation start signal, the control unit 11 of the control block 40 outputs a character string confirmation signal to the display element 50, and stops blinking of the character string displayed on the display unit 50b.

  Upon receiving the translation start signal, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 reads the character string stored in the character string memory 67, accesses the dictionary database, and translates the character string using a preselected dictionary. Then, the signal is output to the control block 40 of the eyeglass unit 10 via the third cable 38, the microphone 60, the second cable 37, the earphone 30, and the first cable 36. A character string composed of the translated word or sentence is input to the control unit 11 of the control block 40 and stored in the translated character string memory 16.

  At the same time, the control unit 11 outputs a character string made up of the translated word or sentence to the display element 50.

  When the display element 50 receives a character string composed of a translated word or sentence from the control unit 11 of the control block 40, the display element 50 displays the character string on the display unit 50b.

  Further, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 translates the character string and outputs it to the control block 40 of the spectacles unit 10, and at the same time outputs a character string composed of the translated word or sentence to the speech conversion unit 35. The voice conversion unit 35 converts the input character string into a voice signal and outputs it to the earphone 30 via the third cable 38, the microphone 60, and the second cable 37. As a result, the earphone 30 translates A voice corresponding to the written character string is emitted.

  On the other hand, when the character string composed of the word or sentence displayed on the display unit 50b of the spectacle unit 10 is not the character string that the user wants to translate, the user translates again into the microphone 60. Input a character string consisting of a word or sentence.

  A speech signal of a character string made up of a word or sentence to be translated, which is input to the microphone, is input to the translation unit 20 and overwritten on the speech signal stored in the speech memory 65.

  Next, the voice signal of the character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated is output to the signal processing unit 66 and processed into a communicable signal format so that the character string signal of the character string composed of the word or sentence to be translated is generated. It is generated and output to the control unit 21.

  When the control unit 21 receives the character string signal, the control unit 21 stores a character string including words or sentences to be translated in the character string memory 67 and outputs the character string to the spectacle unit 10.

  At the same time, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 resets and restarts the timer 29.

  The control unit 11 of the control block 40 outputs a character string signal to the character string memory 15, and the character string stored in the character string memory 15 is again composed of words or sentences to be translated, which are input by the user. The character string is overwritten and stored in the character string memory 15, and a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated is output to the display element 50.

  When the display element 50 of the eyeglass unit 10 receives a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated from the control unit 11, the display element 50 displays the character string on the display unit 50 b in the eyeglass field 55 of the eyeglass unit 10.

  When the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is a character string to be translated, the user provides the translation start switch 45b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 or the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20. The translation start switch 22b is operated, and the character string is translated by the translation unit 20 and displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10 in the same manner as described above.

  On the other hand, when the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is not the character string that the user wants to translate, the user again puts a character string composed of a word or sentence to be translated into the microphone 60. Voice input is performed, and in the same manner as described above, another character string is generated by the translation unit 20 and displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10.

  On the other hand, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the timer 29 was started, that is, after the character string to be translated is displayed on the display unit 50b of the eyeglass unit 10, the user again translates the word or When a predetermined time has passed without voice input of a character string consisting of sentences, the control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 is provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 based on the time measurement signal from the timer 29. Translation of a character string composed of words or sentences stored in the character string memory in the same manner as when the translation start switch 45b or the translation start switch 22b provided in the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20 is operated. To start.

  This is because, when the user does not input the character string consisting of the word or sentence to be translated again for a predetermined time after the character string to be translated is displayed, the user is displayed on the display unit 50b. This is because it is recognized that there is no objection to translating the character string.

  The control unit 21 of the translation unit 20 accesses the dictionary database 23, translates the character string displayed on the display unit 50 b of the spectacle unit 10, sends the translated character string to the spectacle unit 10, and controls the spectacle unit 10. The character string translated by the unit 11 is displayed on the display unit 50b.

  According to the present embodiment, the electronic dictionary is constituted by the spectacle unit 10, the translation unit 20 formed separately from the spectacle unit 10, and the earphone 30, and a mechanism for translating a character string made up of words or sentences. Are all provided in the translation unit 20, and the spectacle unit 10 is merely provided with a minimum mechanism such as the control unit 11, the display element 50, and the manual operation unit 45, and therefore the size of the spectacle unit 10 Is almost the same as normal glasses. Therefore, even if the glasses unit 10 is worn, the user does not feel uncomfortable, so the glasses unit can be worn while walking, You can always wear it and use the electronic dictionary function.

  In addition, according to this embodiment, the electronic dictionary is composed of the spectacle unit 10, the translation unit 20 formed in a pendant shape, the earphone 30, and the microphone 60, so the spectacle unit 10 is mounted on the head. In addition, the earphone 30 can be used with the earphone 30 attached to the ear and the translation unit 20 on the neck, and the first cable 36 simply connects the tip of the temple 10b of the eyeglass unit 10 and the earphone 30. In addition, the second cable 37 and the third cable 38 that connect the earphone 30 and the translation unit 20 look like a pendant chain, so that the user feels strange when using the electronic dictionary. Never give.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the user simply inputs a character string made up of a word or sentence to be translated into the microphone 60 and the character string made up of the word or sentence to be translated becomes the glasses unit 10. When the user operates the translation start switch 45b provided in the manual operation unit 45 of the eyeglass unit 10 or the translation start switch 22b provided in the manual operation unit 22 of the translation unit 20, or From the time when a character string consisting of a word or sentence to be translated is displayed on the display unit 50b of the glasses unit 10 until a predetermined time has passed, When no sound is input to the microphone 60, a character string composed of words or sentences is translated. Et al., Without requiring skill, become possible to translate a string consisting of the desired word or sentence.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment is configured as an electronic dictionary for translating words or sentences, and includes an eyeglass unit 10 including an eyeglass lens 10a, a translation unit 20, an earphone 30, and the like. The electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment except that a power input terminal 70 including a positive electrode terminal 71 and a negative electrode terminal 72 is attached on the frame 10c on the upper side of the spectacle lens 10a of the spectacle unit 10. It has the same composition as.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment, the spectacle unit 10 includes a power input terminal 70 including a positive terminal 71 and a negative terminal 72, and the spectacle unit 10 is housed in a spectacle case. In addition, the storage battery of the auxiliary power supply unit 18 has the same electrical configuration as that of the electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment, except that the storage battery is configured to be rechargeable by an external power supply via the power input terminal 70. is doing.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of the eyeglass unit 10 and the eyeglass case.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the spectacle case 80 includes a case main body 81, an upper lid 83 attached to the case main body 81 by a hinge 82 so as to be openable and closable, and one inner wall of the case main body 81. Is provided with a direction restricting member 84 for restricting the direction when the spectacle unit 10 is housed in the spectacle case 80.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a power input terminal 85 including a positive electrode terminal 86 and a negative electrode terminal 87 is provided on the inner wall of the case main body 81 that faces the inner wall of the case main body 81 provided with the direction regulating member 84. .

  Therefore, when the eyeglass unit 10 is housed in the eyeglass case 80, the orientation regulating member 84 has the positive electrode terminal 71 and the negative electrode terminal 72 attached on the frame 10c on the upper side of the eyeglass lens 10a of the eyeglass unit 10 respectively. The shape is determined so that the positive electrode terminal 86 and the negative electrode terminal 87 provided in the case 80 are surely contacted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, an AC adapter 90 is detachably attached to the spectacle case 80 by a connection cord 91, and a predetermined DC is connected to a positive terminal 86 and a negative terminal 87 provided on the spectacle case 80. An output is applied.

  Therefore, after the first cable 36 is removed from the connection portion 31 of the earphone 30, the spectacle unit 10 is stored in the spectacle case 80 so that the upper frame 10c of the spectacle lens 10a faces downward in FIG. The positive terminal 71 and the negative terminal 72 attached on the upper frame 10c of the spectacle lens 10a of the spectacle unit 10 are electrically connected to the positive terminal 86 and the negative terminal 87 provided in the spectacle case 80, respectively. The storage battery of the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the eyeglass unit 10 can be charged by the external power supply via the power input terminal 85 and the power input terminal 70.

  According to the present embodiment, when the spectacle unit 10 is not used, it is possible to charge the storage battery of the auxiliary power supply unit 18 of the spectacle unit 10 only by storing the spectacle unit 10 in the spectacle case 80. Even when the power supply from the translation unit 20 is cut off, the glasses unit 10 can be operated, and a character string composed of translated words or sentences stored in the translation character string memory 16 is displayed on the display unit 50b. Can be displayed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

  For example, in the embodiment, the electronic dictionary is configured as an electronic dictionary for translating words or sentences, but the electronic dictionary according to the present invention has only a function of translating words or sentences into different languages. It is not limited to things, the function that displays the user-specified word by replacing it with plain words, the function that displays the synonym of the word specified by the user, the function that displays the antonym of the word specified by the user And so on.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the translation unit 20 is formed in the pendant shape, the shape of the translation unit 20 is not limited and can be formed in arbitrary shapes.

  Further, in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the cross-shaped line-of-sight mark 50a is formed in the spectacle field of the eyeglass unit 10, but the line-of-sight mark 50a is cross-shaped. Is not necessarily required, and may be rectangular as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, and it is determined that the character string including the word or sentence to be translated is horizontally written. 11A, a horizontally long rectangular line-of-sight mark 50a is formed, and when it is determined that the character string including the word or sentence to be translated is vertically written, FIG. As shown in B), a vertically long rectangular line-of-sight mark 50a may be formed.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the character string displayed on the display unit 50b includes a word string to be translated or a character string composed of sentences. Alternatively, the user should translate the line-of-sight mark 50a by operating the character string designating unit 45c of the manual operation unit 45 provided in the eyeglass unit 10 when a character string other than a character string consisting of sentences is included. A character string composed of words or sentences is moved from the start point to the end point, and a character string composed of words or sentences to be translated is designated. As described above, when the rectangular visual line mark 50a is configured to be displayed, by operating the character string designating part 45c of the manual operation unit 45, the length of the rectangular visual line mark 50a is changed. String of words or sentences to translate it, as defined by the rectangular line of sight mark 50a, may be adapted to specify a string of words or sentences to be translated.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although it is comprised so that the character string containing the word or sentence which should be translated, or the translated character string may be displayed on the display part 50b, the character string before translation and the character translated The column can be displayed on the display unit 50b at the same time. For example, the character string before translation is displayed on the upper line of the display unit 50b, and the translated character string is displayed on the lower line. It may be.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the OCR 24 determines whether the character string including the word or sentence to be translated is horizontal writing or vertical writing. It may be manually specified whether a character string including a word or sentence to be translated is written horizontally or vertically.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the character string composed of the translated word or sentence is output from the earphone 30 as a voice. However, the character string composed of the translated word or sentence is output from the earphone 30 as a voice. Further, it is not always necessary, and it is not always necessary that the electronic dictionary includes the earphone 30.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st cable 36 is extended from the front-end | tip part of the vine 10b of the spectacles unit 10, you may extend from the middle of the vine 10b.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the character string displayed on the display unit 50b is blinked before the start of translation. Instead of blinking, even if the character string is displayed with an underline, the color is changed, A character string may be displayed, and further, a combination of these may be displayed to indicate that the character string is unconfirmed.

  In the embodiment, the glasses unit 10, the translation unit 20, the earphone 30 and the microphone 60 are communicated with each other by wire, but may be communicated wirelessly.

  Further, in the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the eyeglass unit 10 includes the solar battery 41 that can charge the storage battery of the auxiliary power supply unit 18, but the eyeglass unit 10 is attached to the eyeglass case 80. Since the storage battery of the auxiliary power supply unit 17 can be charged by the external power supply while being housed in the battery, the solar battery 41 can be omitted.

  In addition, a timepiece can be built in the spectacle unit 10 of the above embodiment, and the time can be displayed in the field of view of the spectacle lens 10 a by the auxiliary power supply unit 18.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the eyeglass unit. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing a spectacle field of view of the spectacle unit. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the eyeglass unit of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of the eyeglass unit and the eyeglass case of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing another example of the eyeglass field of view of the eyeglass unit.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Eyeglass unit 10a Eyeglass lens 10b Upper frame 10c Vine 10d Hologram mirror 11 Control part 12 Camera 13 Image memory 14 Signal processing part 15 Character string memory 16 Translation character string memory 18 Auxiliary power supply part 20 Translation unit 21 Control part 22 Manual operation part 22a Power switch 22b Translation start switch 22c Dictionary specification unit 23 Dictionary database 24 OCR
25 image memory 26 audio conversion unit 28 power supply unit 29 timer 30 earphone 33 audio generation unit 36 first cable 37 second cable 38 third cable 40 control block 41 solar cell 45 manual operation unit 45a power switch 45b translation start switch 45c Character string designation unit 50 Display element 50a Line of sight mark 50b Display unit 60 Microphone 65 Audio memory 66 Signal processing unit 67 Character string memory 70 Power input terminal 71 Positive electrode terminal 72 Negative electrode terminal 80 Glasses case 81 Case body 82 Hinge 83 Top lid 84 Orientation restriction Member 85 Power input terminal 86 Positive terminal 87 Negative terminal 90 AC adapter 91 Connection cord

Claims (7)

A spectacle unit, a character string conversion unit formed separately from the spectacle unit, and a signal transmission line capable of transmitting and receiving signals between the spectacle unit and the character string conversion unit,
The spectacles unit includes a spectacle lens, an image input unit capable of inputting an image of a character string made up of words or sentences in the field of view of the spectacles unit, A character string designating unit for designating a character string made up of words or sentences, a display element for forming a display unit for displaying a character string made up of words or sentences in the glasses field of view of the glasses unit, and controlling the display elements A control unit that outputs the image signal of the character string input by the image input unit to the character string conversion unit via the signal transmission line;
The character string conversion unit converts the character string recognized by the character recognition unit and a character recognition unit that recognizes the image signal of the character string output from the control unit of the glasses unit, A character string conversion processing unit that outputs the conversion result of the character string to the glasses unit via the signal transmission line, and a power source,
The display element of the eyeglass unit is configured to display the conversion result of the character string on the display unit, and is configured to supply power to the eyeglass unit from the power source of the character string conversion unit. An electronic dictionary characterized by that. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the eyeglass unit further includes a storage battery that can be charged by the power source of the character string conversion unit. The electronic dictionary according to claim 2, wherein the eyeglass unit further includes a solar battery attached to a nose pad, and the storage battery is configured to be rechargeable by the solar battery. 4. The electronic dictionary according to claim 2, wherein the eyeglass unit further includes a power input terminal, and the storage battery is configured to be chargeable by an external power source via the power input terminal. 5. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the image input unit includes an image sensor. Further, the character string conversion unit includes an audio conversion unit that converts a conversion result of the character string into an audio signal, and the signal transmission line between the spectacle unit and the character string conversion unit includes the character string conversion unit. The electronic dictionary according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an earphone for outputting the conversion result as a voice is connected. The signal transmission line is configured by an audio signal output cable from the character string conversion unit to the earphone, and a signal input / output cable for transmitting and receiving signals between the spectacle unit and the character string conversion unit, The electronic dictionary according to claim 6, wherein an audio signal output cable and the signal input / output cable are integrated.

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