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AssigneeTechnologies Humanware Inc.
InventorsPierre Hamel, Martin Julien, Georges Bourque, Stephane Sicard, Francois Boutrouille, Gilles Pepin, Yves Boisjoli, Luc Blanchette
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A magnification system which allows viewing a magnified representation of an object is provided. The magnification system includes two main components: a handheld device and a base station. The handheld device is provided with a camera module, a processing unit and, optionally, a display unit. The base station has a frame structure and, optionally, a monitor. The frame structure includes a cradle for receiving the handheld device. The handheld device can function as a stand-alone device and can be carried around for use outside of the home or office or, generally, away from the base station, or it can be mounted on the base station where images of documents or other objects disposed on a workspace of the frame structure can be acquired by the camera module of the handheld device and shown on the monitor through the processing unit.
A magnification system comprising:
The magnification system according to claim, 1 wherein the handheld device is operable in a text overlay mode whereby textual information contained in the image of the object acquired by the camera module is recognized and converted to machine-encoded text by a text recognition module of the processing unit, and wherein the magnified representation is outputted as a still view of the object on which is overlaid the machine-encoded text.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.