KR20040017511A - Handphone Scanner with Dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A character recognition scanner having an electronic dictionary function by a mobile phone is provided to connect a scanner to the mobile phone and perform the electronic dictionary function. CONSTITUTION: A scanner, a mobile phone and a wireless Internet server are composed for embodying an electronic dictionary function. The scanner has an image sensor(4), a mobile phone connection unit(6), a dictionary database unit(7) and a CPU(5). The image sensor(4) reads character and sentence image data. The mobile phone connection unit(6) transmits the read character and sentence image data to the mobile phone for analyzing the character and sentence image data as character and sentence information through a character and sentence recognition algorithm of the mobile phone. The dictionary database unit(7) processes analysis information about the character and sentence recognized in the mobile phone. The CPU(5) analyzes character and sentence information recognized in the mobile phone, and transmits the analyzed result to a VM(Virtual Machine) of the mobile phone.

Description

Text recognition scanner with electronic dictionary function using a mobile phone {Handphone Scanner with Dictionary}

The present invention is a text recognition scanner that provides an electronic dictionary function using a mobile phone to connect the text scanner to the mobile phone through the RS232 (RS232) serial interface or USB port (USB) port, and read the text image through the scanner, This product is designed to process the meaning and interpretation of words and sentences through the built-in text recognition algorithm, and to display the result on the LCD display of the phone.

Application method is as shown in [Fig. 1] and [Fig. 2] by connecting the character recognition scanner (1) to the mobile phone (2) through the RS232 (RS232) serial interface or USB port (USB) port, the scanner (1) Reads the image of the text and transmits it to the mobile phone (2) . The mobile phone 2 interprets the text image read through the scanner with a text and sentence recognition algorithm, and interprets the interpreted information on the recognized text and sentence information in the mobile phone itself (2), the scanner (1), and the server (3). By searching in the dictionary database, the result is displayed on the display window of the mobile phone 2 using the function of the virtual machine (VM) of the mobile phone to provide the meaning of the desired word. The dictionary database contains various foreign language dictionary functions such as English-Korean Dictionary, Korean-English Dictionary, Japanese-Korean Dictionary, Korean-Japanese Dictionary, English-English Dictionary, sentence recognition, and information for translation and processing.

The application field is a dictionary database or mobile phone stored in the internal memory of the scanner when a person who needs interpretation of a word or sentence scans a word or sentence that they want to interpret with a scanner connected to the mobile phone. It can be found in a dictionary database stored in its own memory or a dictionary database on a remote Internet server.

The meaning or interpretation of words or sentences entered through the keyboard of the mobile phone can also be searched through the dictionary database in the scanner, the dictionary database in the mobile phone, or the dictionary database in the wireless Internet server. In the conventional method, the text recognition scanner has not been processed in connection with a mobile phone. The present invention connects a scanner to a mobile phone and uses the same to recognize character image data read from the scanner to interpret a word or sentence through a virtual machine (VM) of the mobile phone and process the processed text and sentences. It is intended to support the portable electronic dictionary function by allowing the mobile phone's LCD display window to be displayed. Conventional character recognition scanner is designed to be used as a single product or connected to a personal PC (PC). Therefore, in the case of a single product, a large display window capable of displaying characters and a central processing unit for character and sentence recognition are required. The single product has a disadvantage of being inconvenient to carry because the product itself must have a large large LCD display window for the display of character information and a high-performance central processing unit for processing the same. In addition, personal PC (PC) for use must have a personal PC (PC) is accompanied by the inconvenience of the place and the inconvenience of carrying. For this reason, a single product has a limitation in price and portability, and personal PC (PC) has a limitation due to the problem of portability.

The mobile phone scanner electronic dictionary (FIG. 1) of the present invention focused on making the most of the resources of the mobile phone 2 that everyone has. In other words, it uses the wide, nice LCD display and central processing unit that the phone has. This system connects a simple function scanner (1, Fig. 2) to the mobile phone (2) via an RS232 interface or a USB port, and the image sensor (4) in the scanner (Fig. 2). Reads the text image data from, extracts only the text image data and transmits it to the mobile phone (2). The mobile phone 2 performs a text recognition function through a text recognition function module implemented to operate text image data received by the scanner 1 using a virtual machine (VM) of the mobile phone. Extracts the character information by the character recognition algorithm 10 held therein.

After the character information input through the scanner is processed by the sentence recognition processing unit of the mobile phone as a character, the dictionary database (7) in the scanner or the dictionary database (12) in the mobile phone or the remote wireless Internet server for the corresponding character or sentence. This is interpreted through the dictionary database 16, which is displayed on the LCD display of the mobile phone using the function of the virtual machine of the mobile phone.

That is, in order to solve the problem of price and portability, the LCD display window and the central processing unit function for text recognition algorithm processing are replaced with those of the mobile phone 2, and the scanner 1 simply reads the text image data. This is solved by providing only the image sensor 4 for the storage and the memory 7 for storing the pre-database information. In addition, the new software can be upgraded quickly and easily by using the wireless Internet function of the mobile phone 2 for advance functions and other functions.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone scanner electronic dictionary overall configuration

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the scanner

Figure 3 is a block diagram of the mobile phone side

Figure 4 is a block diagram of the wireless Internet server side configuration

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the scanner 1 first reads an image of a text and provides a dictionary database for text and sentence information interpreted by a mobile phone, and processes the text image read from the scanner to display the text image. Providing a dictionary database storage function that finds text information and interprets the meaning of the found text and sentences, the mobile phone (2) part displaying results through LCD, and the meaning of the text recognized by the text and sentence recognition unit of the mobile phone. It consists of the relationship of the wireless Internet server (3) having an additional dictionary database for interpreting,

As shown in Fig. 2, the scanner is composed of an image sensor unit 4, a central processing unit and a data processing unit 5, a dictionary database storage unit 7, a mobile phone connection unit 6, and a power supply unit 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone is composed of a text recognition processing unit 10, a dictionary database 12, a scanner connection unit 9, a wireless Internet connection unit 11, and an LCD display unit 13.

As shown in FIG. 4, the wireless Internet server includes a mobile phone connection unit 14, a pre-database processing unit 15, and a pre-database storage unit 16. As shown in FIG.

The operation scans a desired character or sentence with the image sensor 4 of the scanner 1 and the scanner reads image data of the character and sentence. The read data is transferred to the central processing unit and the data processing unit 5. The central processing unit and the data processing unit 5 transmits it back to the mobile phone 2 through the RS232 (RS232) or USB (USB) port. The mobile phone interprets the images of texts and sentences received through the scanner connection part as text information through the text recognition processor. The mobile phone searches the dictionary for the recognized text and sentence information through the dictionary database in the mobile phone itself. If the desired information does not exist in the dictionary database of the mobile phone itself, the corresponding information is found in the dictionary database storage unit 7 of the scanner 1. The scanner 1 receives a character and sentence information database query request from the mobile phone 2 and queries the dictionary database storage unit 7 in the memory. If there is desired text and sentence information, the corresponding text or sentence commentary data is sent back to the mobile phone (2), even if there is no information to inform the mobile phone (2). The mobile phone 2 displays the corresponding information through the LCD display window according to the search results of the scanner 1, and if not, the mobile phone 2 displays the text and sentence information on the remote wireless Internet server 3 using the wireless Internet. Ask your solution for this. The wireless Internet server 3 informs the search result of the mobile phone, and again the mobile phone 2 displays the result on the LCD display window 13.

1) The character recognition scanner (1) is connected to the mobile phone (2) everyone has an electronic dictionary function, the cost-effective scanner type by entrusting the expensive LCD display and central processing unit to the mobile phone (2) side An electronic dictionary can be implemented.

2) The scanner 1 can also be miniaturized by passing the function for character recognition and the function for display to the mobile phone 2 side.

3) In addition, by being connected to the mobile phone 2, the downgrade of new dictionary functions and other application functions through the wireless Internet is quick and free.

4) Also, it is possible to carry it by miniaturization.

5) Also, if you only have a mobile phone (2) and a scanner (1), you can find the interpretation of the desired character or sentence without having to enter the word or sentence by hand.

6) In addition, by using the wireless Internet function of the mobile phone, a large amount of pre-function information can be stored and utilized in a server located at a remote location.

Claims (1)

Where the text recognition scanner 1 is connected to the mobile phone 2 and used, In order to reduce the cost of the scanner 1, the character recognition processing 10 is processed by the mobile phone 2, and the result is stored in the dictionary database 12 of the mobile phone. The dictionary database 7 of the scanner. ) And the analysis data is displayed on the LCD display window 13 of the mobile phone 2, 1. Configure to use scanner, mobile phone, remote server to implement electronic dictionary function using mobile phone. 2. Putting a character recognition scanner to implement an electronic dictionary function using a mobile phone. 1) Having an image sensor for reading character and sentence image data. 2) Having a data transmission / reception function (RS-232 or USB interface) for transmission to the mobile phone in order to interpret the read text and sentence image data into text and sentence information through the mobile phone's text and sentence recognition algorithm. 3) Having a dictionary function database unit for processing interpretation information on characters and sentences recognized as texts and sentences in mobile phones 4) Having a central processing unit that interprets text and sentence information recognized by a mobile phone and transmits the result to a virtual machine (VM) of the mobile phone. 3. To implement the electronic dictionary function using a mobile phone, use the virtual machine (VM) function of the mobile phone to process text and sentence recognition and to store a dictionary database for text and sentences. 1) Use the mobile phone's RS232 (RS-232C) or USB (USB) interface to read text and text image data from the scanner. 2) Placing a virtual machine sentence recognition algorithm in the memory of the mobile phone 3) The dictionary database for texts and sentences should be stored in the memory section of the mobile phone. 4) To operate the sentence recognition algorithm using the virtual machine (VM) function of the mobile phone. 5) Character and sentence interpretation information interpreted using the character and sentence recognition algorithm is to be displayed on the LCD display using the virtual machine (VM) function of the mobile phone. 6) Interprets the text and sentence information read from the scanner, and if the interpretation information on the recognized text and sentence information does not exist in the dictionary database for text and sentences located in the mobile phone, the dictionary for text and sentence information in the scanner Find it in the database section. 7) Interprets the text and sentence information read from the scanner, and if the interpretation information on the recognized text and sentence information does not exist in the dictionary and database for text and sentences located in the mobile phone, the dictionary for text and sentence information in the scanner If the information is not found in the dictionary database for character and sentence information in the scanner, the result is received, and the result is interpreted in the dictionary database for character and sentence information at a remote server via the wireless Internet. To find information. 8) Virtual machine (VM) for connection to a remote server when interpretation information cannot be found in the dictionary database for text and sentence information in the mobile phone or the dictionary database for text and sentence information in the scanner. To have a wireless Internet connection. 9) To operate the same process for text and sentence information entered through the license plate (key input plate) of the mobile phone. 4. Having a remote server for character and sentence databases 1) Putting dictionary information database (dictionary information) for character and sentence in remote server. 2) Receive the text and sentence information recognized by the mobile phone from the mobile phone through the wireless Internet and find the information using the dictionary database for text and sentence information placed inside the server and inform the mobile phone through the wireless internet. that 5. To use the wireless internet function of the mobile phone to upgrade the dictionary database for text and sentence information in the scanner and the mobile phone. 1) Use the wireless internet function of the mobile phone to upgrade the text and sentence information database inside the scanner connected to the mobile phone. 2) Use the wireless internet function of the mobile phone to upgrade the casting database for text and sentence information in the mobile phone.