Character recognition program character recognition apparatus, mobile communication system, mobile terminal device, fixed station equipment, and character recognition method

摘要

It is to be efficiently extracted using the map database or word dictionary, a word may be included in scene images taken with a movable camera. Position information obtaining unit 101 obtains the positional information by positioning the current position of the device. Orientation information acquisition unit 102 acquires the orientation information by detecting the orientation of the device. Based on the direction information and current position information, the character string recognizing means 104, identifies the imaging range of the scene image. String recognition means 104 extracts from the map database 103, the information store name that is associated with the position of the shooting range, building names and place names. Then, the character string recognizing means 104 performs character recognition store name extracted, building name and using the word knowledge such as place names.