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US 8,428,643 B2Granted
Sign language recognition system and method
AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorYung-Chuan Oneal Lin
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AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorYung-Chuan Oneal Lin
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A sign language recognition system includes a menu generating module, an image processing module, and text processing module. The image processing module controls an image capturing unit to capture a gesture image of a target person when an image recognition icon is selected, extracts sign language data from the gesture image, and transmits the sign data packet to a server for analyzing the sign language data to generate sign recognition information. The text processing module packs text data to be sent to a reception device, and a reception language and a phone number of the reception device to generate a text data packet when a text recognition icon is selected, and sends the text data packet to the server for analyzing the text data to generate a sign recognition image recognizable by the reception device.
A sign language recognition system, the system being implemented by a mobile device connected to a server through a network, the mobile device comprising an image capturing unit and a display screen, the sign language recognition system comprising:
A sign language recognition method for a mobile device, the mobile device being connected to a server through a network and comprising an image capturing unit and a display screen, the method comprising:
A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform a method for recognizing sign language, the method comprising:
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Specially adapted for disabled users: for hearing-impaired users
Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer: gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a…
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1. Technical Field
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to sign recognition in electronic equipment, and more particularly to a sign language recognition system and method.
2. Description of Related Art
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a sign language recognition system implemented by a mobile device.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a main menu interface displayed on a display screen of the mobile device in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a submenu interface displayed on a display screen of the mobile device in FIG. 1.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a sign language recognition system 10. In one embodiment, the sign language recognition system 10 is installed and implemented by a mobile device 1 connected to a server 2 through a network 4. The mobile device 1 can also communicate with a reception device 5 through the network 4. Either the mobile device 1 or the reception device 5 may be a mobile phone, a desktop, a laptop, a handheld, or any other suitable communication device for transferring data. The network 4 may be an Internet, an intranet, or a wireless communication network, such as a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, or a general packet radio service (GPRS) network, for example.
The server 2 connects to a data storage device 3 that stores a sign language standard and a text analysis standard. In one embodiment, the sign language standard may be a common sign language standard or a deaf sign language standard. The common sign language standard includes a plurality of common signs that are familiar to a common person, and each of the common signs corresponds to a group of numbers “0-9”. For example, “110” represents a public security alarm, and “119” represents a fire alarm. The deaf sign language standard includes a plurality of deaf signs that are familiar to a deaf person, and each of the deaf signs may also correspond to a group of numbers “0-9”. In other embodiments, the sign language standard can be body language according to user's requirements. For example, a “120 emergency alarm” can be defined as clasping his/her head with hands, and a “119 fire alarm” can be defined as a person bending his/her waist.