Apparatus and method for performing actions based on captured image data

An apparatus for performing at least one action on text retrieved from a captured image, the apparatus comprising:

• an image sensor configured to be worn by a user and to capture image data from an environment of the user;
• at least one processor device configured to:
• determine an existence of a pointing trigger in the image data, wherein the pointing trigger identifies an intermediate portion of the text proximate to a level break in the text;
• perform a layout analysis on the text to identify a level break associated with the pointing trigger;
• and
• perform the at least one action on a portion of the text associated with the identified level break.

A method for audibly reading text retrieved from a captured image, the method comprising:

• capturing real time image data from an environment of a user;
• determining an existence of a trigger in the image data, the trigger being associated with a desire of the user to hear text read aloud, and wherein the trigger identifies an intermediate portion of the text a distance from a level break in the text;
• performing a layout analysis on the text to identify the level break associated with the trigger;
• and
• reading aloud text beginning from the level break associated with the trigger.