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US 2014/0176689 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for assisting the visually impaired in object recognition
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHoward Z. Lee, Muhammad S. KARIM
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for assisting object recognition are provided. The method includes detecting at least one object in an image, determining which of the at least one object is selected by a user, providing feedback to the user so as to enable the user to center the selected object within the image, and capturing an image of the selected object in which the selected object is centered within the image.
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A method for assisting object recognition, the method comprising:
- detecting at least one object in an image;
- determining which of the at least one object is selected by a user;
- providing feedback to the user so as to enable the user to center the selected object within the image;
- and
- capturing an image of the selected object in which the selected object is centered within the image.
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A mobile device, comprising:
- a camera including a camera sensor for sensing an image;
- a display unit for displaying the image to the user;
- a detection unit for detecting objects within the image;
- a feedback unit for providing feedback to the user so as to enable the user to center the selected object within the image;
- and
- a controller for controlling the camera to capture an image when the selected object is centered within the image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.