Optical Code Based Multi-Language Text Translation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing language translation technologies face issues with incomplete translation due to image scanning inaccuracies, information loss, and erroneous character recognition when dealing with blurred or special font text, especially when users need translations in multiple languages.
Innovation Solution
A system that scans an optical code associated with a text phrase, retrieves the phrase's location, and sends a query to a conversion server to display the text in multiple target languages, using an optical code identifier and user-preferred languages, with the option to convert unsupported languages to image format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If image scanning is used for text translation, then translation functionality is provided, but information loss and incomplete translation occur due to scanning range limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an optical code (barcode or QR code) as an intermediary element that contains or links to the target text information. Instead of scanning the text directly, the system scans the optical code which serves as a mediator to retrieve the complete text data, thereby avoiding information loss from scanning range limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy of the text information by encoding it within or linking it through an optical code. This digital copy can be retrieved completely without the limitations of physical scanning, allowing full text extraction and translation.
2Ease of operation
If image scanning is used for text recognition, then translation is enabled, but recognition accuracy decreases due to blurred text or special fonts
Solution Approach 1:
The optical code serves as an intermediary that stores or references the text data in a structured, machine-readable format. This eliminates the need for optical character recognition of blurred or specially formatted text, as the system retrieves the text data directly from the optical code's associated database or embedded information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical process of scanning and recognizing text characters (which is sensitive to blur and font variations) with a digital data retrieval process. The system substitutes image processing and OCR mechanisms with direct data extraction from the optical code's associated information source.
3Measurement precision
If optical code scanning is used, then translation accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases due to server integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The optical code acts as a simplified intermediary that contains or references text information through a standardized format (such as DOI or URL). This standardization reduces the complexity of server integration by providing a uniform interface for data retrieval, despite the distributed architecture involving multiple servers and databases.
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AI summary
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating information in multiple languages based on an optical code. During operation, the system scans an optical code accompanying a text phrase and receives a location of a conversion server embedded in the optical code. The system then determines one or more target languages for obtaining the text phrase in the target languages and sends a query message to the conversion server based on the retrieved location. The query message comprises a list of the one or more target languages.