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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Jung-rim Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-hoon Sull, Seoul, KR;
Soon-hong Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Eun-heui Cho, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Rim Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Hoon Sull, Seoul, KR;
Soon-Hong Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Eun-Heui Cho, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a character collage message. A character is recognized from an image. A region is extracted from the image to create a character image. The region includes the recognized character. The created character image is stored in a memory. At least the character image is output to an output unit as the character collage message in accordance with input of one or more characters through an input unit. At least one of the one or more characters corresponds to the character image, and the character image is output to the output unit as a substitute for the at least one of the one or more characters.