Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJonghwan Kim, Minju Jeon, Yunmi Kwon, Sooyoung Lee
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a camera, a display unit configured to display a preview image obtained by the camera, and a controller configured to detect a first command for entering a translation mode, output a GUI window for selecting at least one partial region of a text included in the preview image to the display unit in response to the detected first command, control the display unit to display a translation result of a text corresponding the GUI window on the preview image.
Claims16
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a camera configured to capture images;
- a display unit configured to display information;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the camera to capture a preview image;
- control the display unit to display the captured preview image;
- detect a first command for entering a translation mode;
- control the display unit in response to the detected first command to display a graphic user interface (GUI) window on the displayed preview image for selecting at least one region of text included in the displayed preview image;
- control the display unit to display a translation of selected text on the displayed GUI window if text corresponding to the displayed GUI window is recognized, the translation related to the recognized text;
- control the display unit to enlarge a portion of the displayed preview image within the displayed GUI window according to a preset ratio if text corresponding to the displayed GUI window is not recognized;
- recognize text included in the enlarged portion of the displayed preview image;
- and
- control the display unit to display a translation on the displayed preview image, the translation of the recognized text included in the enlarged portion on the displayed preview image.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a first running screen of a specific application, the displayed first running screen including at least one image;
- detecting a first command for entering a translation mode;
- displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) window on the displayed first running screen in response to the detected first command, the displayed GUI window for selecting at least one region of the first running screen;
- detecting a second command for shifting the displayed GUI window;
- recognizing text included in a portion of the displayed at least one image that corresponds to the displayed GUI window in response to the detected second command;
- displaying a translation of the recognized text on the displayed first running screen if text corresponding to the displayed GUI window is recognized;
- enlarging a portion of the displayed first running screen within the displayed GUI window according to a preset ratio if text corresponding to the displayed GUI window is not recognized;
- recognizing text included in the enlarged portion of the displayed first running screen;
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- displaying a translation on the displayed first running screen, the translation of the recognized text included in the enlarged portion on the displayed first running screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.