US5912705A
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Image processing apparatus with facility for extracting portions of image signals
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-07-23
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Granted: 1999-06-15
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Expires: 2017-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A photographing apparatus includes optical means for forming an object image, converting means for converting the object image into an image signal, displaying means for displaying an image on the basis of the image signal, designating means for designating an area in the displaying means, and recognizing means for extracting and recognizing a character in the image of the area.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Saruwatari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: optical means for forming an object image; converting means for converting the object image into an image signal; displaying means for receiving said image signal and displaying said object image; visual axis detecting means for detecting visual axis of an operator in relation to said displayed object image; designating means for designating a portion of said displayed object image in accordance with visual axis of the operator detected by said visual axis detecting means; recognizing means for recognizing a character by signal-processing a portion of said image signal corresponding to the designated portion of said displayed object image, said recognizing means recognizing the character using a pattern matching process.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: optical means for forming an object image; converting means for converting the object image into an image signal; displaying means for receiving said image signal and displaying said object image; visual axis detecting means for detecting visual axis of an operator in relation to said displayed object image; designating means for designating a portion of said displayed object image in accordance with visual axis of the operator detected by said visual axis detecting means; recognizing means for recognizing a character by signal-processing a portion of said image signal corresponding to the designated portion of said displayed object image, said recognizing means recognizing the character using a pattern matching process.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising image magnification means for enlarging the designated portion of said displayed object image and wherein said recognizing means signal-processes said portion of said image signal resulting from the enlarging.
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