Apparatus and method for representing an image in a portable terminal

US9075520B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9075520-B2
Application numberUS-201213658918-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 24, 2012
Priority dateNov 8, 2011
Publication dateJul 7, 2015
Grant dateJul 7, 2015

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An apparatus for displaying an image in a portable terminal includes a camera to photograph the image, a touch screen to display the image and to allow selecting an object area of the displayed image, a memory to store the image, a controller to detect at least one object area within the image when displaying the image of the camera or the memory and to recognize object information of the detected object area to be converted into a voice, and an audio processing unit to output the voice.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for displaying an image in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising: a camera configured to photograph an image; a touch screen configured to display the image and allow selecting of an object area of the displayed image; a memory configured to store the image; a controller configured to detect the object area within the image when displaying the image from the camera or the memory, and configured to recognize object information of th…

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What does patent US9075520B2 cover?
An apparatus for displaying an image in a portable terminal includes a camera to photograph the image, a touch screen to display the image and to allow selecting an object area of the displayed image, a memory to store the image, a controller to detect at least one object area within the image when displaying the image of the camera or the memory and to recognize object information of the detec…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0488. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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