Apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for expedited text reading using staged ocr technique

A system for processing text, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor device configured to:
• receive at least one image capturing an environment of a user, wherein the at least one image includes text having a first portion and a second portion;
• initiate optical character recognition to recognize the first portion of the text;
• store in the memory a first plurality of words associated with the first portion;
• execute an action relative to the first plurality of words prior to initiating optical character recognition to recognize the second portion of the text;
• store in the memory a second plurality of words associated with the second portion;
• and
• execute the action relative to the second plurality of words immediately upon completion of the action on the first plurality of words.

A method for accelerating machine reading of text, the method comprising:

• receiving from a mobile image sensor at least one image of text to be audibly read, the text including a first portion and a second portion;
• initiating optical character recognition to recognize the first portion;
• prior to initiating optical character recognition of the second portion, initiating an audible presentation of the first portion;
• during presentation of at least part of the first portion, simultaneously performing optical character recognition to recognize the second portion of the text to be audibly read;
• and
• automatically causing the second portion of the text to be audibly presented immediately upon completion of the presentation of the first portion.