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Method and apparatus for displaying sign language images corresponding to text or speech
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-12-09
Abstract
Abstract In order to provide an image display method and apparatus capable of displaying images corresponding to document data or speech data, image data (such as sign language images) are stored in an image dictionary in motion picture form. Document data is read out from a character information storage device (or speech data is received), and a sign language image corresponding to a character string of the document data (or the speech) is selected from the image dictionary and displayed on a display.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Horii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:25
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B21/00; G09B21/009; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/40; G06F40/42; G06F40/45; G06F40/55; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/26; H; H04; H04N; H04N19/00; H04N19/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
1 . An image display apparatus, comprising: image storage means for storing image data corresponding to sign language information; document storage means for storing document data; readout means for reading out document data from said document storage means, and for reading out from said image storage means image data corresponding to a character string of the document data read out from said document storage means; and display means for displaying the image data read out by said readout means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
1 . An image display apparatus, comprising: image storage means for storing image data corresponding to sign language information; document storage means for storing document data; readout means for reading out document data from said document storage means, and for reading out from said image storage means image data corresponding to a character string of the document data read out from said document storage means; and display means for displaying the image data read out by said readout means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
2 . An image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: control means for causing said display means to display the document data read out by said readout means in a character pattern together with the image data read out by said readout means, wherein the image data comprises sign language image data corresponding to a word or a phrase.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
3 . An image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said display means displays image data comprising a motion picture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
4 . An image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said display means includes expansion means for expanding the image data read out by said readout means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
5 . An image display apparatus, comprising: image storage means for storing image data; speech input means for inputting speech; speech recognizing means for recognizing speech inputted by said speech input means, and for generating a character code string corresponding to the recognized speech; readout means for reading out from said image storage means image data corresponding to the character code string generated by said speech recognizing means; and display means for displaying the image data read out by said readout means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
5 . An image display apparatus, comprising: image storage means for storing image data; speech input means for inputting speech; speech recognizing means for recognizing speech inputted by said speech input means, and for generating a character code string corresponding to the recognized speech; readout means for reading out from said image storage means image data corresponding to the character code string generated by said speech recognizing means; and display means for displaying the image data read out by said readout means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
6 . An image display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said display means displays image data comprising sign language image data corresponding to a word or a phrase.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
7 . An image display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said display means displays image data comprising a motion picture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
8 . An image display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said display means includes expansion means for expanding the image data read out by said readout means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
9 . An image display method, comprising the steps of: receiving and recognizing speech; and displaying an image corresponding to the recognized speech, the displayed image corresponding to sign language information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
9 . An image display method, comprising the steps of: receiving and recognizing speech; and displaying an image corresponding to the recognized speech, the displayed image corresponding to sign language information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
10 . An image display method according to claim 9 , further comprising the steps of: receiving image information together with the received speech; and displaying the received image information in a character pattern with the sign language information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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11 . An image display method according to claim 9 , wherein the displayed image comprises sign language picture information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
12 . An image display method according to claim 9 , wherein the displayed image comprises sign language motion picture information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
13 . An image display method according to claim 9 , further comprising the steps of: storing image data corresponding to speech; reading out the stored image data in accordance with the recognized speech; and expanding the read-out image data prior to displaying the image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
14 . An image display method according to claim 13 , further comprising the steps of: receiving a video signal together with the speech; and displaying together an image of the video signal and the sign language information image.
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