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Instant Translation Utility for Camera
Phones
3GVision's
Scanning Dictionary is a mobile application that turns
the camera phone into a comprehensive dictionary. It
uses 3GVision's OCR to recognize words in the
camera image, and displays their meaning to the user.
This method allows quick and convenient translation.
Easy Translation
Float the camera over a word and get its translation.
Move around from word to word and watch the different
meanings appear on the screen in breathtaking pace.
The Ultimate
Electronic Dictionary
3GVision's Scanning Dictionary brings the power
of a dedicated electronic dictionary right into the
camera phone, for the benefit of users who appreciate
light travel, like business users, students and tourists.
Comprehensive
Our dictionary partners produce some of the world's
finest electronic dictionaries.
The Scanning Dictionary can translate more than 300,000
different words.
Easy Integration
The Scanning Dictionary is available as a downloadable
application for all major wireless platforms. A developer's
kit is also offered for many embedded systems.
The Technology
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technology
that automatically recognizes letters and words within
an image of printed text. 3GVision's OCR technology
was specifically designed for cameras and memory resources
found in wireless devices. Its quick and accurate
operation is the basis on which the Scanning Dictionary
was built.
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Photoword Scanning Dictionary for P990: |
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| Key Features |
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Instant access to printed
words |
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Click-free translation |
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Suggests word completions
for hyphenated words at end of line |
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Supports traditional typing,
for searching non-printed words. Integrates with Predictive
Text Entry system |
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Dictionary flavours: |
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Quality dictionary - multiple
meanings; parts of speech; idioms; usage examples |
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Basic dictionary - multiple
meanings; lightweight, suitable for over-the-air download |
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Efficient CPU
and memory use |
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Optimized for mass-market
mobile devices |
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Support of most image formats |
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Handle poor lighting
conditions |
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| Core Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) Technology |
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Rotation: ±5 degrees |
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Font independent |
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Open platforms support:
Symbian, BREW, PocketPC, PalmOS, Linux, MS-Windows |
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Embedded system CPUs: ARM7,
ARM9, V850, 80186, SH3, others |
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No floating point arithmetic |
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No use of external libraries |
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Read from printed media
or computer screen |
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| Specifications |
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Source Languages: English,
French, German, Italian and Spanish |
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Target Languages: Arabic,
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Danish, English,
Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish |
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Number of translated words:
300,000-500,000, depending on language and |
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Dictionary flavour |
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Minimal foorprint: |
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ROM size: 150KB |
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RAM size: 250KB |
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Dictionary size: |
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Quality dictionary: 800KB-1.5MB |
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Basic dictionary: 300KB-600KB |
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Image formats: RGB24, RGB565,
RGB8, YUV420, YUV422, others upon request |
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Requires Macro Mode or Auto
Focus for most printed material |
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