Electronic device and electronic device control method

An electronic device comprising:

• an acquisition section acquiring image data indicating a document;
• a marker detection section analyzing the image data and detecting an instructed portion indicated in the image data;
• a communication section performing communication with either one or a plurality of external servers including at least one of a plurality of dictionary functions;
• a marker processing section (i) specifying, from the plurality of dictionary functions included in either the one or the plurality of external servers, a dictionary function in accordance with a type of the instructed portion, and (ii) causing the communication section to transmit, to the external server including the specified dictionary function, an instruction to search for a text indicated by the instructed portion, and for information related to the text, by using the dictionary function;
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• a glossary generation section, upon reception of information related to the text as a search result from the external server by the communication section, generating a glossary including the received information related to the text.

A method for controlling an electronic device including a communication section performing communication with either one or a plurality of external servers including at least one of a plurality of dictionary functions, the method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring image data indicating a document;
• analyzing the image data and detecting a marker portion indicated in the image data;
• (i) specifying, from the plurality of dictionary functions included in either the one or the plurality of external servers, a dictionary function in accordance with a type of the marker portion, and (ii) causing the communication section to transmit, to the external server including the specified dictionary function, an instruction to search for a text indicated by the marker portion, and for information related to the text, by using the dictionary function;
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• upon reception of information related to the text as a search result from the external server by the communication section, generating a glossary including the received information related to the text.