RU2003117714A - MOBILE DIGITAL CAMERA RECOGNIZING TEXT AND GRAPHIC INFORMATION IN THE PICTURE - Google Patents

Claims (11)

1. A method of using an advanced digital camera comprising a microprocessor, a memory and a display, for example, such as a liquid crystal display, and software, preferably in combination with a built-in or separate mobile phone that communicates with the camera through, for example, infrared radiation or radio communication based on the specification “Bluetooth”, characterized in that the camera provides advanced, based on developed logic functions that provide the ability to recognize, in interpretations and training, which can be turned on or off, and when turned on, can be used to order goods or services automatically, manage material flows, or perform secretarial functions, such as translating languages or converting hand-written text into typed text. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that before the transfer / processing of the order, secretarial or other advanced functions, the user has the opportunity to first check and, when necessary, correct or supplement the information captured and interpreted using the camera, using its own functions of scaling, frame formation, marking and correction. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that after the image of an advertisement, a list of goods or services, a menu or other similar commercial message or offer, the advanced functions of the camera are used to interpret the printed information, after which the aforementioned interpreted information, combined with also interpreted, instructions added by the user, such as instructions regarding the required goods or services, delivery address, credit card number and authorization, for example, by signature, edaetsya advertiser to send automated, service or similar event. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced camera functions provide the creation of detailed medical records and sick leave sheets for use in healthcare, containing transformed doctor records, test results and information, such as ECG prints, which cannot be converted to encoded characters, but is stored in the document as images, and the fact that the documentation, whenever used, provides the ability to automatically include actions such as assigning additional research, prescribing and issuing instructions to medical personnel. 5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced functions of the camera are used to make payments by registering, interpreting and transmitting information on payment orders and receipt orders. 6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced functions of the camera are used to interpret letters, messages, etc. written on any material, and that after the interpretation of the information can be stored and / or transmitted as an email message or SCS. 7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced camera functions are used in the context of lectures, conferences and meetings for capturing, interpreting and transmitting information on black and white boards, lecture posters, projector screens and similar means of presentation. 8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced functions of the camera are used to display road signs and other public information in foreign languages, after which the information captured in this way is translated by the language translation modules stored in the camera and displayed on the screen. 9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced functions of a mobile digital camera are used to document and control the flow of goods, baggage and parcels in industry, the transportation of goods by air, postal services and dispatch, while the image is analyzed relative to its interpreted information in in the form of text, characters, and / or a barcode that is used to identify, sort, and select, while at the same time, the rest of the information in the image is deleted or, when necessary, stored some time tagged with the interpreted information, thereby facilitating the identification and resolution of problems such as losses, etc. 10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the advanced camera functions are used in a traffic control context, while interpreted features, such as car registration numbers, are automatically read in order to take legal action when speeding, etc. . 11. The method according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, characterized in that the interpreted information is appropriately marked already in the camera and transmitted to the Internet, databases, etc. in a format such as XML, which facilitates the subsequent processing and use of information.