Methods and apparatus relating to text items in images
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsWade TSAI, David Michael SUTTON, Jean-Francois DESGAGNES, Ryan William JOSAL
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Abstract
A method and an electronic device are provided for obtaining an image or a video frame, including applying to the image or the video frame, at least one image processing technique, scanning the image or the video frame, to identify a text item, determining an item type for the identified text item, and determining an action, corresponding to the item type.
Claims21
A method performed by an electronic device, comprising:
- obtaining an image;
- applying to the image at least one image processing technique;
- scanning the image to identify a text item;
- determining an item type for the identified text item;
- and
- determining an action, corresponding to the item type,
An electronic device to perform an action based on scanned text, comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- obtain an image;
- apply to the image at least one image processing technique;
- scan the image to identify a text item;
- determine an item type for the identified text item;
- and
- determine an action, corresponding to the item type,
A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions to perform an action based on scanned text, comprising:
- obtaining an image;
- applying to the image at least one image processing technique;
- scanning the image to identify a text item;
- determining an item type for the identified text item;
- and
- determining an action, corresponding to the item type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.