Electronic device and method for identifying characters included in image

A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• identifying characters in an image displayed through a display;
• identifying, based on categories distinguished by language of the characters, information, from the first memory, corresponding to a first category in which the characters are included;
• storing, in a second memory, the information corresponding to the first category;
• and
• obtaining text data corresponding to the characters based on the information stored in the second memory.

An electronic device comprising,

• a display;
• a first memory storing a plurality of language data sets including a first language data set, a second language data set, and a third language data set;
• a second memory;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the display, the first memory and the second memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
• identify, in an image, lines by which a plurality of characters are arranged;
• identify, based on categories distinguished by language of a character, a first category corresponding to a first line, and a second category corresponding to a second line among a plurality of lines;
• store, from the first memory to the second memory, the first language data set corresponding to the first category, and the second language data set corresponding to the second category among the plurality of language data sets;
• and
• obtain, based on the stored first language data set and the second language data set, text data represented by the plurality of characters included in the lines.