Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.
Apparatus and method for recognizing a character image from an image screen
A method and apparatus are provided for enabling a mobile terminal equipped with a camera to store document information. An image of a document picked up by the camera is displayed. In response to a document “RECOGNIZE” key input, a character image is recognized from the displayed document image and the character image is converted into character data. The character data is displayed on the first display area, and SAVE items are displayed on the second display area. A SAVE item is selected from the displayed SAVE items and character data associated with the selected SAVE item is selected, such that the selected SAVE item and the character data associated with the selected SAVE item can be displayed on the third display area. When a “CORRECT” key is input, candidate characters associated with an erroneously recognized character are displayed on the third display area. After the erroneously recognized character is corrected or replaced with a selected candidate character, a result of the correction is displayed on the third display area. When a “CONFIRM” key is input, the SAVE item and character data displayed on the third display area are stored.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Chae-Whan Jeong-Wook
Lim Seo