Method for recognizing characters in a portable terminal having an image input unit
A method for automatically recognizing a photographed image in an automatic recognition mode in a mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes an image input unit capable of photographing the image and a memory capable of storing the image. The automatic recognition mode allows automatic recognition of characters. The method comprise setting the automatic recognition mode; and controlling the photographed image to be stored in the memory, the characters to be recognized from the photographed image, and the recognized characters to be stored, in the set automatic recognition mode.
1. A method for recognizing an image in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including an image input unit capable of photographing the image and a memory capable of storing the image, the method comprising the steps of:
setting an automatic recognition mode in the mobile terminal when an automatic recognition mode key is input in a character recognition mode, the automatic recognition mode generating a first character based on a first portion of the image having a first size and generating a second character based on a second portion of the image having a second size, the first size being different from the second size; and
selectively displaying the first and second characters over the image on the mobile terminal based on the first and second sizes and an input from a user.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising storing the first character in a first memory location, storing the second character in a second memory location, and storing the third character in a third memory location.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein generating the first character comprises determining if the first portion of the image is substantially similar to a character stored in a character database.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
setting an editing mode when an editing mode key is input in the character recognition mode;
selecting a first portion of the image having a first size;
generating a first character substantially equal to the first portion of the image, the first character being machine readable; and
storing the first character in a first memory location and storing the image in a second memory location.