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FORM 2

THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENT RULES, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION

(See Section 10 and Rule 13)

Title of invention:
AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCANNING, TRANSLATING AND TRANSLITERATING A TEXT INFORMATION FROM DOCUMENTS

APPLICANT:
Richa Raj,
an Indian national having address as
Lalpur, Ranchi,
Jharkhand, 834001, India

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY
The present application claims priority from an Indian Provisional Patent Application No: 201731010612 filed on 25th May 2017 (Post-dated from 25th March 2017).

TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for scanning, translating and transliterating a text information. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a scanning apparatus and its method of use for scanning text on a plurality of media and further translating and transliterating the scanned image into a plurality of desired language.

BACKGROUND

Scanning is one of the most basic and needy requirements in our day to day life for multiple purposes. Scanning is required in offices, educational institutions, individuals, financial institutions, government offices and many others for keeping records. Frequently accessed documents are scanned and made available electronically. Furthermore, the immediate task which usually is processed after scanning is the retrieval of text and further translating the scanned document into a desired language with a desired transcription or transliteration to comply with a diversified official language usage.

There are various problems associated with current scanning system which raise the issue for a requirement of new methods and devices for scanning. The problems associated with current scanning devices involve operation of software and computer and further checking the compatibility of the scanner with the computer. Further problems associated with current scanning devices are incorrect setup of the interface, computer or software, incorrect operation of your software and the like. Some scanning devices require constant AC current for their operation and further the scanning devices take some time to start their system. Further, these scanners if not configured with Wi-fi communication always require a USB cable which is supplied by the dedicated provider of the scanning device. Scanning software further has to comply with a plurality of operating systems such as windows, Mac OS, Ubuntu and the like. Scanning devices are also prone to paper jamming, especially in the automatic document feeder.

Handheld scanners currently in usage are considered as low-quality scanners due to their limitations in scanning functionality. Further, a prior experience is required for scanning through handheld scanners and no person who is new to such scanning device will be able to scan a document neatly during first few rounds of scanning. Furthermore, the cable of the handheld scanner must be firmly attached to both the PC to view the scanned document. The handheld scanners currently present lack the provision of adequate power supply, storage quantity, scanning quality and rechecking functionality.

The second most activity after scanning described earlier is the need for translation and transliteration of the scanned document. Such translation currently is executed by specialised software which require installation on a computer. Furthermore, the translation is not supported or adapted to translate the actual meaning of any sentences which mainly occur idioms or proverbs. Current machine translators refer 1-to-1 dictionaries which search out direct and literal translations which sometimes produces inaccurate and meaningless translation.

Therefore, there is a longstanding need for a handheld scanning apparatus which is capable of scanning a plurality of documents and furthermore the said apparatus is capable of translating and transliterating the scanned documents.

SUMMARY

Before the present system and its method of use is described, it is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the particular system and its arrangement as described, as there can be multiple possible embodiments which are not expressly illustrated in the present disclosure but may still be practicable within the scope of the disclosure. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular versions or embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the proposed subject matter nor it is intended for use in detecting or limiting the scope of the subject matter.

In an embodiment, an apparatus enabled to scan, translate and transliterate a text from a scanned image is described. The apparatus comprising a front LCD panel enabled to display a user interface and the scanned image wherein the user interface is enabled for the interaction of the user. The apparatus may further comprise a rear LCD panel enabled to scan a document wherein the scanning is enabled by direct contact between the LCD panel and a surface of the document comprising the text. The apparatus may further comprise a power button employed for switching ON and OFF the apparatus which is equipped with a fingerprint sensor for security purpose. The apparatus may further comprise two interactive buttons comprising interactive button and interactive button. The apparatus may further volume keys comprising an up key and a down key. The apparatus may further comprise a power source. The apparatus may further comprise a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the processor executes programmed instructions stored in the memory with an artificial intelligence, the programmed instructions comprising instructions for scanning via the rear LCD scanner to scan the desired document kept below the rear LCD scanner. The programmed instructions may comprise translating the text of the scanned image in to a desired language selected from a plurality of languages. The programmed instructions comprise transliterating the text of the scanned image in to a desired script.
In another embodiment, a method of scanning, translating and transliterating a text from a scanned image by an apparatus. The method may comprise initiating scanning process by interaction with the apparatus via a touch sensitive LCD screen or by the interactive buttons. The method may further comprise scanning via the rear LCD scanner to scan the desired document kept below the rear LCD scanner. The method may further comprise translating the text of the scanned image in to a desired language selected from a plurality of languages. The method may further comprise transliterating the text of the scanned image in to a desired script.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying Figures. In the Figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the Figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer like features and components.

Figure 1A and 1B illustrates the apparatus and its components in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.

Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the apparatus and its components in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for scanning, translating and transliterating a text information. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a scanning apparatus and its method of use for scanning text on a plurality of media and further translating and transliterating the scanned image into a plurality of desired language.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus may enable a user to scan and retrieve text from scanned images and translate it in run time over a plurality of languages to help and understand the given text in a simpler manner. The apparatus is further enabled to scan a text on a plurality of media comprising hard copies of documents, digital screens, magazine and the like medias such that the apparatus is required to be kept or swiped on the document which is to be scanned. The apparatus is further enabled to translate the text present in the scanned document by referring the internal database in the absence of internet or without internet. The apparatus may be configured to last in switched on mode for a measured time range of 40-45 hrs. The apparatus may be further equipped with a teaching module enabling a user to learn from the instructions given by the apparatus to in the language of the user’s choice helping the user to learn even faster and without any secondary help.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus may comprise two Liquid crystal display (LCD) panel further comprising a front LCD panel and a rear LCD panel. The front LCD panel may enable a user to interact with the apparatus further providing a means for reading, observing the scanned image and other for interactive functions like scanning settings, brightness, page setup and the like. The rear LCD may be configured for scanning purpose of documents on direct contact with the surface of the text with backlight illumination of the rear LCD panel. The apparatus may further comprise a power source in the form of a Lithium-ion, lithium-polymer battery for providing a battery back-up in the range of 40-45 hrs.

In an exemplary embodiment, the device may be supported by a raspberry pi motherboard and a Java API for the driver usage. The apparatus may further comprise a processor accompanied by a random access memory for accompanying a plurality of tasks.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus may comprise a plurality of modules defined for the translation process of the text retrieved from the scanned images. The apparatus may be further enabled to read out the translated text to the user in a plurality of dialects. The translation mechanism of the apparatus is further enabled by artificial intelligence to understand the context before translating any text to produce a desired meaning over literal word to word meaning. The artificial intelligence may enable the apparatus to learn the translation in formal as well as informal way helps gets the user to know then and there what the user is trying to learn or type or evaluate the grammar and the language as desired.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the scanning apparatus may be connected to a network. The network may be a wireless network, a wired network or a combination thereof. The network can be implemented as one of the different types of networks, such as intranet, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), the internet, and the like. The network 103 may either be a dedicated network or a shared network. The shared network represents an association of the different types of networks that use a variety of protocols, for example, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and the like, to communicate with one another. Further the network 103 may include a variety of network devices, including routers, bridges, servers, computing devices, storage devices, and the like.

Referring Figure 1A and Figure 1B, a model of the scanning apparatus 100 (also to be referred as apparatus 100) is illustrated in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The scanning apparatus 100 may comprise a front LCD panel 101, a power button 102, two interactive buttons (103 and 104), volume keys (volume up key 105 and volume down key 106) and other miscellaneous hardware. The rear LCD panel 107 as shown in Figure 2A is employed for scanning purpose. The miscellaneous hardware may further comprise a charging port 108, a data exchange port 109 and the like.
In an embodiment, the front LCD panel 101 may be employed for display means for a scanned image. The scanned image may be displayed via the front LCD panel 101. The front LCD panel 101 may further be touch sensitive allowing the user to interact with the scanning apparatus and further settings like adjustment of brightness, scanning resolution, page setup and the like. The power button 102 may be employed for switching ON and OFF the device which may be further equipped with a fingerprint sensor for security purpose. The two interactive buttons are particularly employed for hassle free operation of the scanning apparatus. The scanning apparatus is so configured such that entire operation may be executed with the use of the two interactive buttons (103 and 104). For example, interactive button 103 may be employed for scanning whereas in the next step interactive button 104 may be employed for translating. Furthermore, interactive button 103 may be employed for transliterating purpose followed by readout of translated text in a desired language which may be initiated by button 104. The volume keys may be employed initially for adjusting a plurality of parameters further comprising volume, brightness and the like. The other miscellaneous hardware such as charging port 108 may be employed for charging, input/output port 109 for connecting data cord, power source as a lithium based battery.

In an embodiment, the rear LCD panel 107 may be employed for scanning purpose wherein the LCD cells along with the backlight cells capture the image of the document which is to be scanned. The scanned image later may further be published or created in required formats comprising pdf, jpeg/jpg and the like.
Referring now to Figure 2, a block diagram of the apparatus 100 is illustrated in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include at least one processor 201, an input/output (I/O) interface 202, and a memory 203. The at least one processor 201 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the at least one processor 201 is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 203.

The I/O interface 202 may include a variety of software and hardware interfaces, for example, a web interface, a graphical user interface, and the like. The I/O interface 202 may allow the system to interact with a user directly or through the client devices. Further, the I/O interface 202 may enable the apparatus 100 to communicate with other computing devices, such as web servers and external data servers (not shown). The I/O interface 202 can facilitate multiple communications within a wide variety of networks and protocol types, including wired networks, for example, LAN, cable, etc., and wireless networks, such as WLAN, cellular, or satellite. The I/O interface 202 may include one or more ports for connecting a number of devices to one another or to another server.

The memory 203 may include any computer-readable medium known in the art including, for example, volatile memory, such as static random access memory (SRAM) and dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and/or non-volatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM, flash memories, hard disks, optical disks, and magnetic tapes. The memory 203 may include modules 204 and data 205.

The modules 204 include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. In one implementation, the modules 204 may include a scanning module 206, a translating module 207 and transliterating module 208. The other modules may include programs or coded instructions that supplement applications and functions of the apparatus.

The data 205, amongst other things, comprises a repository 209 for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules. The data may also include a personal information data, a social networking data, a metadata, and other data. The other data 210 may include data generated as a result of the execution of one or more modules in the other module.
The detail working of the apparatus along with the modules of the apparatus is further explained as below.

Scanning module 206
The scanning module may enable the rear LCD scanner to scan the desired document kept below it. The scanning module may further enable the user to scan the document with reference parameters like page setup, colour/grayscale setup, scanning resolution and the like.

Translating module 207
The translating module may enable the scanning apparatus to translate the text of the scanned image in to a desired language selected from a plurality of languages. The translating module may further be enabled by the implementation of artificial intelligence. For example, the sentence “I need to make some green from this work” will have a meaning of the person wants to earn some money from the work he is relating to. With aids of artificial intelligence, the translation is enabled to providing the desired translation required other that the reference of “green” which is literally taken as a colour and translated to colour in other language.

Transliterating module 208
The transliterating module may further enable the scanning apparatus to transliterate the scanned image into a desired script. Such desired transcription or transliteration may be executed by the processor in run time after or during translation.

The embodiments, examples and alternatives of the preceding paragraphs, the claims, or the following description and drawings, including any of their various aspects or respective individual features, may be taken independently or in any combination. Features described in connection with one embodiment are applicable to all embodiments, unless such features are incompatible. The present disclosure can be embodied in many other forms or carried out in other ways, without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and the above-mentioned embodiment of the disclosure have been disclosed in detail only for illustrative purposes. It is understood that the disclosure is not limited thereto but is susceptible of numerous changes and modifications as known to those skilled in the art, and all such variations or modifications of the disclosed apparatus, including the rearrangement of parts, lie within the scope of the present disclosure.

In another embodiment, a method of scanning, translating and transliterating a text from a scanned image by an apparatus. The method may comprise initiating scanning process by interaction with the apparatus via a touch sensitive LCD screen or by the interactive buttons. The method may further comprise scanning via the rear LCD scanner to scan the desired document kept below the rear LCD scanner. The method may further comprise translating the text of the scanned image in to a desired language selected from a plurality of languages. The method may further comprise transliterating the text of the scanned image in to a desired script.

The foregoing description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in any limiting sense. A person of ordinary skill in the art would understand that certain modifications could come within the scope of this disclosure.

Although implementations for have been described in language specific to structural features and/or methods, it is to be understood that the appended claims are not necessarily limited to the specific features or methods described. Rather, the specific features and systems are disclosed as examples of implementations of to an apparatus and method for scanning, translating and transliterating a text information.
,CLAIMS:I Claim:
1. An apparatus 100 enabled to scan, translate and transliterate a text from a scanned image, the apparatus comprising:
a front LCD panel 101 enabled to display a user interface 202 and the scanned image wherein the user interface is enabled for the interaction of the user;
a rear LCD panel 107 enabled to scan a document wherein the scanning is enabled by direct contact between the LCD panel 107 and a surface of the document comprising the text;
a power button 102 employed for switching ON and OFF the apparatus 100 which is equipped with a fingerprint sensor for security purpose;
two interactive buttons comprising interactive button 103 and interactive button 104;
volume keys comprising an up key 105 and a down key 106;
a power source;
a processor 201;
a memory 203 coupled with the processor, wherein the processor executes programmed instructions stored in the memory with an artificial intelligence, the programmed instructions comprising instructions for:
scanning via the rear LCD scanner 107 to scan the desired document kept below the rear LCD scanner 107;
translating the text of the scanned image in to a desired language selected from a plurality of languages;
transliterating the text of the scanned image in to a desired script.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interaction of the user with the apparatus 100 is executed either by the two interactive buttons or by the screen which is touch sensitive.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interaction of the user comprises reading, observing the scanned image, translating and transliterating the text present on the scanned image and other for interactive functions like scanning settings, brightness, page setup and scanning resolution.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the volume keys are employed for adjusting a plurality of parameters comprising volume and brightness.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus 100 consists of miscellaneous hardware comprising charging port 108 may be employed for charging port 108, input/output port 109, power source as a lithium-based battery.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two interactive buttons (103 and 104) are employed for commands comprising scanning, translating, transliterating and providing a voice over for the respective translated or transliterated text.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an artificial intelligence is enabled to understand the context before translating any text to produce a desired meaning over literal word to word meaning.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the translation and transliteration are enabled by referring the internal database in the absence of internet or without internet.

9. A method of scanning, translating and transliterating a text from a scanned image by an apparatus 100, the method comprising:
initiating scanning process by interaction with the apparatus via a touch sensitive LCD screen 101 or by the interactive buttons (103 and 104);
scanning via the rear LCD scanner 107 to scan the desired document kept below the rear LCD scanner 107;
translating the text of the scanned image in to a desired language selected from a plurality of languages;
transliterating the text of the scanned image in to a desired script.
Dated this 25th day of May 2018