Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting and downloading content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP/DNS/URL address to a mobile device, the content being any text information data, for converting the text information data to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, wherein the at least one audio file is playable and discernable as a music file. Said method implemented on a mobile phone enables controlling and playing the audio messages as music files by determining a title associated with the audio message using word underline and size attributes of the text, for user selection on the mobile's graphical user interface, for instance also in a car environment with a car kit enabling a control and a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing from the mobile phone.

Abstract: Methods and modules for a multimodal text input in a mobile device are provided. Text may be input via keyboard or camera mode by holding the camera over written text. An image is taken of the written text, text is recognized, and output to an application by: activating a keyboard mode; providing an A-Z-keyboard in a first input field; activating the camera mode; capturing the text image and displaying the captured image in a second field of a device display; converting the captured image to character text by OCR and displaying the recognized character text on the display; outputting a selected character as the input text to the application upon a character selection, or outputting a selected part of the recognized character text as the input text to the application upon a selection of the part of the recognized character text via by a single keypress, control command, or gesture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting and downloading content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP/DNS/URL address to a mobile device, the content being any text information data, for converting the text information data to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, wherein the at least one audio file is playable and discernable as a music file. Said method implemented on a mobile phone enables controlling and playing the audio messages as music files, for instance also in a car environment with a car kit enabling a control and a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing from the mobile phone.

Abstract: Methods and modules for a multimodal text input in a mobile device are provided. Text may be input via keyboard or camera mode by holding the camera over written text. An image is taken of the written text, text is recognized, and output to an application by: activating a keyboard mode; providing an A-Z-keyboard in a first input field; activating the camera mode; capturing the text image and displaying the captured image in a second field of a device display; converting the captured image to character text by OCR and displaying the recognized character text on the display; outputting a selected character as the input text to the application upon a character selection, or outputting a selected part of the recognized character text as the input text to the application upon a selection of the part of the recognized character text via by a single keypress, control command, or gesture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a module for a multimodal text input in a mobile device (1) via a keyboard or in a camera mode by holding the camera of the mobile device (1) over a written text, such that an image is taken of the written text and the written text is recognized, wherein the input text is output to an application requesting the input text, the method comprising the following steps: a) activating a keyboard mode; b) providing an A-Z-keyboard in a first field (4) for text input; c) activating the camera mode; d) capturing the image of the written text and displaying the captured image with the written text in a second field (5) of a display (2) of the mobile device (1); e) converting the captured image to character text by optical character recognition (OCR) and displaying the recognized character text on the display (2); outputting a selected character as the input text to the application upon a selection of the character on the A-Z-keyboard, or outputting a selected part of the

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting and downloading content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP/DNS/URL address to a mobile device, the content being any text information data, for converting the text information data to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, wherein the at least one audio file is playable and discernable as a music file. Said method implemented on a mobile phone enables controlling and playing the audio messages as music files by determining a short title associated with the audio file using word underline and size attributes of the text, for user selection on the mobile's graphical user interface, for instance also in a car environment with a car kit enabling a control and a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing from the mobile phone.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method for producing and authenticating unforgeable printable image comprising information color values and inference color values. The present application further provides for unforgeable printed images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera based method for text input and detection of a keyword or of a text-part within page or a screen comprising the steps of: directing a camera module on the printed page and capturing an image thereof; digital image filtering of the captured image; detection of word blocks contained in the image, each word block containing most likely a recognizable word; performing OCR within each word block; determination of A-blocks among the word blocks according to a keyword probability determination rule, wherein each of the A-blocks contains most likely the keyword; assignment of an attribute to each A-block; indication of the A-blocks in the display by a frame or the like for a further selection of the keyword; further selection of the A-block containing the keyword based on the displayed attribute of the keyword; forwarding the text content as text input to an application.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method for producing and authenticating unforgeable printable image comprising information color values and inference color values. The present application further provides for unforgeable printed images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera based method for text input and detection of a keyword or of a text-part within page or a screen comprising the steps of: directing a camera module on the printed page and capturing an image thereof; digital image filtering of the captured image; detection of word blocks contained in the image, each word block containing most likely a recognizable word; performing OCR within each word block; determination of A-blocks among the word blocks according to a keyword probability determination rule, wherein each of the A-blocks contains most likely the keyword; assignment of an attribute to each A-block; indication of the A-blocks in the display by a frame or the like for a further selection of the keyword; further selection of the A-block containing the keyword based on the displayed attribute of the keyword; forwarding the text content as text input to an application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one of a position and an orientation of a movable load. The present invention also relates to a position and orientation determining system for a group which includes a towing vehicle and at least one load which can be moved by the towing vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera based method for text input and detection of a keyword or of a text-part within page or a screen comprising the steps of: directing a camera module on the printed page and capturing an image thereof; digital image filtering of the captured image; detection of word blocks contained in the image, each word block containing most likely a recognizable word; performing OCR within each word block; determination of A-blocks among the word blocks according to a keyword probability determination rule, wherein each of the A-blocks contains most likely the keyword; assignment of an attribute to each A-block; indication of the A-blocks in the display by a frame or the like for a further selection of the keyword; further selection of the A-block containing the keyword based on the displayed attribute of the keyword; forwarding the text content as text input to an application.

Abstract: Systems may be provided for recording a document with a camera-based mobile radio device and for converting textual information in the document into a format for suitable presentation on the mobile device. A document may be recorded by the mobile device in an image. A layout structure may be recognized with a text block in the image. Character text in the text block may be recognized by OCR. An order of the text blocks may be determined by taking into account the layout structure. A suitable format for presenting the character texts on the mobile device's display may be selected. The format may be adapted to a width of the display so that during reading of the character texts on the display, substantially only vertical scrolling is necessary. A file may be generated and displayed in the format with the character texts in the determined order of the text blocks.

Abstract: Methods and modules for a multimodal text input in a mobile device are provided. Text may be input via keyboard or camera mode by holding the camera over written text. An image is taken of the written text, text is recognized, and output to an application by: activating a keyboard mode; providing an A-Z-keyboard in a first input field; activating the camera mode; capturing the text image and displaying the captured image in a second field of a device display; converting the captured image to character text by OCR and displaying the recognized character text on the display; outputting a selected character as the input text to the application upon a character selection, or outputting a selected part of the recognized character text as the input text to the application upon a selection of the part of the recognized character text via by a single keypress, control command, or gesture.

Abstract: Systems may be provided for recording a document with a camera-based mobile radio device and for converting textual information in the document into a format for suitable presentation on the mobile device. A document may be recorded by the mobile device in an image. A layout structure may be recognized with a text block in the image. Character text in the text block may be recognized by OCR. An order of the text blocks may be determined by taking into account the layout structure. A suitable format for presenting the character texts on the mobile device's display may be selected. The format may be adapted to a width of the display so that during reading of the character texts on the display, substantially only vertical scrolling is necessary. A file may be generated and displayed in the format with the character texts in the determined order of the text blocks.

Abstract: Methods and modules for a multimodal text input in a mobile device are provided. Text may be input via keyboard or camera mode by holding the camera over written text. An image is taken of the written text, text is recognized, and output to an application by: activating a keyboard mode; providing an A-Z-keyboard in a first input field; activating the camera mode; capturing the text image and displaying the captured image in a second field of a device display; converting the captured image to character text by OCR and displaying the recognized character text on the display; outputting a selected character as the input text to the application upon a character selection, or outputting a selected part of the recognized character text as the input text to the application upon a selection of the part of the recognized character text via by a single keypress, control command, or gesture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting and downloading content from a content provider which is accessible via an IP/DNS/URL address to a mobile device, the content being any text information data, for converting the text information data to at least one audio message and for storing the at least one audio message as at least one audio file on the mobile device, wherein the at least one audio file is playable and discernable as a music file. Said method implemented on a mobile phone enables controlling and playing the audio messages as music files, for instance also in a car environment with a car kit enabling a control and a selection of one or more of said at least one audio files for playing from the mobile phone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for aligning a camera sensor to significant data which is text or barcode data to be recognized comprising the steps of:—capturing an image of the significant data by means of the camera sensor; —detecting a predominant alignment line of the significant data and detecting an angle thereof in relation to a horizontal line of the captured image; —determining image sections within the edge and line enhanced image which contain most likely significant data lines; —selecting a representative image section out of the determined image sections which is aligned with the predominant alignment line; —capturing a following image of the significant data; tracking the representative image section and determining the predominant alignment line out of the representative image section to achieve a fast calculation and audio or tactile feedback of the alignment quality to the user.

Abstract: A reading device for blind or visually impaired persons for recognizing and reading text passages comprises an image capturing unit being configured to capture an image of an environment of a blind or visually impaired person and to output image data corresponding thereto, an image processing unit being configured to process the image data such that text is recognized and extracted from the image data and to output text data corresponding thereto, a text outputting unit being configured to output data corresponding to the text data in a form noticeable or convertable to be noticeable by the blind or visually impaired person, and a housing comprising a first part and a second part, the first part having the image capturing unit attached thereto and the second part accommodating the image processing unit and the text outputting unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera based method for text input and detection of a keyword or of a text-part within page or a screen comprising the steps of: directing a camera module on the printed page and capturing an image thereof; digital image filtering of the captured image; detection of word blocks contained in the image, each word block containing most likely a recognizable word; performing OCR within each word block; determination of A-blocks among the word blocks according to a keyword probability determination rule, wherein each of the A-blocks contains most likely the keyword; assignment of an attribute to each A-block; indication of the A-blocks in the display by a frame or the like for a further selection of the keyword; further selection of the A-block containing the keyword based on the displayed attribute of the keyword; forwarding the text content as text input to an application.