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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Jin Lee, Jecheon, KR;
Ho Sub Yoon, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Myung Ae Chung, Daejeon, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for proving sign information are disclosed. The sign information providing method includes: extracting a first sign from an input image, wherein the first sign is pre-defined; extracting a second sign representing information corresponding to the first sign around the location of the first sign, from the input image; and providing at least one piece of information of information about the first sign and information about the second sign in the form of voice. Accordingly, a user may correctly recognize information expressed by a sign.