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1 Manual 10/2008

2 Software license agreement Please install the program only after you have carefully read through this software license agreement. By installing the software, you agree to the terms and conditions of the agreement. The program package contains programs and associated documentation, hereinafter referred to as "works". The works are protected by copyright. Linguatec or third parties have property rights to these works. If the rights belong to third parties, Linguatec has appropriate usage rights for these works. Linguatec authorizes the legal buyer of the program package (customer) to use the works in accordance with the following conditions. The usage rights become null and void if the customer violates these conditions of use, or if usage rights are cancelled in accordance with the following regulations. The customer is entitled: 1. in agreement with copyright law, to use the program for processing, observing, investigating or testing on one smart phone, for his/her own purposes. 2. to prepare machine-readable or printed copies including a backup from the machinereadable part of the program, as long as this is necessary for use in accordance with the agreement. Use within a network is not permissible however. Certain programs can include mechanisms that restrict or prevent copying. The customer is not entitled: 1. to replicate and translate the works or even partially decompile the machine language code (object code) of the works into any other code form in any manner other the one described above. The right to decompilation in certain exceptions in accordance with copyright remains unaffected. 2. to rent, lease or resell the works, distribute sub-licenses, transfer usage rights, or to use it for anything other than his/her own purposes. 3. to use, duplicate, process or transfer the works in any manner other than described here, completely or partially, including as a copy or in other representation form. 4. to modify or remove details concerning copyright, brands, titles and businesses contained in the works. Where program functions require background components on servers, Linguatec undertakes to provide these. Linguatec makes no guarantees as to the speed of the background components. This also applies to the quality of the data network provided by the cellular phone operator. The licensor, his/her employees and representatives shall only be liable for any contractual or non-contractual damage if the damage can be attributed to gross negligence or a deliberate act. Liability for secondary damages is excluded in all cases Linguatec GmbH All rights reserved. All product and brand names are the property of the relevant owner.

3 Table of Contents 1 Welcome 4 2 Installation and activation Installing Setting permissions Activating 9 3 Using Adjusting the settings General settings Translation settings Voice output settings (take a photograph and translate) Recognize photo Translate text Voice output Dictionary 26 4 Tips on taking photographs 28 Index 30 3

4 1 Welcome is an advanced application for your cell phone that transforms an item you always have on you into a personal translator. Whether you want to quickly photograph a menu or newspaper page to have it translated, listen to voice output of a document you have photographed, or want to look up the translation of a term and hear how it is pronounced, Shoot & Translate is all you need for full linguistic support. This manual contains information on installing and operating. We have also put together some tips on taking photographs of text documents. Please remember to check Linguatec's website regularly to get all the latest information on. Thank you for choosing - we hope you enjoy using it! Your Linguatec team 4

5 2 Installation and activation To use on your cell phone, you must first install the application, set connection and access permissions and use your activation code to activate the product. 2.1 Installing can be installed on a wide range of cell phones. You can find a list of devices supported online at As each device is operated differently, you may need to consult your cell phone's instructions before activating certain functions. This document provides general installation instructions that outline the stages involved. There are also device-specific instructions for three common cell phones, the Nokia N95, the Sony Ericsson K850i and the Nokia 6500 Slide. The following instructions are for installing from a CD-ROM. If you obtained as a download, you should also have received installation instructions directly with this. Copying the installation files from CD-ROM on to a memory card is installed from a memory card. As such, you must first copy the installation files from the CD ROM onto a memory card, with a capacity of at least 1 GB. To do this, simply copy the entire Linguatec folder from the CD-ROM onto the memory card. 5

6 If your PC features a card reader, you should insert the memory card to copy the installation files onto it. If you do not have a card reader, you should connect your cell phone to the PC by USB cable. Then copy the files on to the memory card inserted in your phone, or directly on to the memory of the cell phone. Installing from a memory card (general instructions) To install, carry out the following steps: 1. Enter the SD card/memory stick with into the device. 2. Start your cell phone's file manager. 3. Within file manager, select the memory card and open the folder named Linguatec. 4. There are two files in the folder. Select the file with the.jad extension (positioned first in the list) and open it to begin installation. 5. Confirm any questions asked during installation ("Yes", "OK" or "Continue"). When asked where to install Shoot & Translate, you can select the cell phone's memory or the memory card. Nokia N95: Open file manager and begin installation 1. In standby mode, open the menu with the menu button. 2. In the Menu screen, select Tools. 3. In the Tools screen, select File man. 4. In file manager, use the navigation button to select the tab with the memory card. 6

7 5. Select the Linguatec folder and open it (center selection button). 6. Select the.jad file (positioned first) and open it (center selection button). Installation begins. Confirm any questions asked during installation ("Yes", "OK" or "Continue"). When asked where to install Shoot & Translate, you can select the cell phone's memory or the memory card. Sony Ericsson K850i: Open file manager and begin installation 1. In standby mode, select Menu > Organizer > File manager. 2. In file manager, select the memory stick. 3. Select the Linguatec folder and open it. 4. Select the.jad file (positioned first) and open it (center selection button). Installation begins. Confirm any questions asked during installation ("Yes", "OK" or "Continue"). When asked where to install Shoot & Translate, you can select the cell phone's memory or the memory stick. Notes on the Nokia Series 40 can be run directly from the memory card without any installation on Nokia Series 40 devices, e.g. the Nokia 6500 Slide. To do this, select Menu > Apps. Then select the memory card, open the Linguatec directory, and select the S&T... application from the list. 7

8 Once installation is complete, you should immediately define all connection and access permissions for. 2.2 Setting permissions After installation, you must set the permissions for Shoot & Translate. If you do not do this, the application will ask you to confirm every action you carry out. To ensure the program runs as smoothly as possible, we thus recommend you define all connection and access permissions in advance. The following examples show you how to set the permissions for the Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson K850i and Nokia 6500 Slide. Nokia N95 1. In standby mode, open the menu with the menu button. 2. In the Menu screen, select Applications. 3. In the Applications screen, select App.mgr. 4. In the list of installed programs, select S&T Open the Options menu and select Open. 6. Select "Always allowed" for the following options: Network access Connectivity Multimedia Read user data Edit user data Sony Ericsson K850i 1. In standby mode, select Menu > Organizer > Applications. 2. In the list of installed applications, select S&T Open the Options menu and select Permissions. 8

9 4. Select "Never ask" for the following options: Internet access Local connectivity Multimedia Read user data Write user data Nokia 6500 Slide 1. In standby mode, select Menu > Apps. 2. Select the memory card and open the Linguatec folder. 3. Select S&T... and press Options. 4. Select Application access. 5. Set the following options to Always allowed : in Communication, Network access and Connectivity; in Data access, Multimedia recording, Read user data and Add and edit data The installation of is now complete. You can now start and carry out the final stage, activation. 2.3 Activating To use, you must enter the license key after launching the program. You should have received this with the program. Enter the license key with your standard cell phone keys and select the Activate command (left selection button). 9

10 Bluetooth must be turned on to activate. For Series 40 devices such as the Nokia 6500 Slide, Bluetooth must also remain switched on while the program is in use. If you are unsure of how to do this, please consult your cell phone s operating instructions 10

11 3 Using offers several functions that can be combined in a range of ways: The OCR function (Optical Character Recognition, or text recognition) recognizes text in a photo and transforms it into an editable format. The translation function allows you to translate text sentence by sentence. The voice output function reads text aloud. The dictionary lets you look up specific terms. The OCR, translation and voice output functions are combined in several workflows that can be called up directly from the start menu: : Take a snapshot of some text using Shoot & Translate (or open a previously-taken image) and send the picture to the Linguatec server. The text is then recognized and immediately translated. Once you have received the translation you can listen to voice output of it. Recognize photo: Follows the same workflow as Shoot & Translate, though rather than receiving the translation immediately, you first receive the result of the text recognition process. If necessary, you can add to or edit the text, then have it translated and/or listen to voice output of it. Translate text: This workflow is intended for text that you have typed into your cell phone and wish to translate and listen to. 11

12 Voice output: Here you enter the text yourself to generate an MP3 file with the corresponding voice output. The translation function is not available here. Dictionary: You can look up terms in the dictionary and listen to their pronunciation. 3.1 Adjusting the settings You can adjust the general settings (display language) as well as those for the translation and voice output functions. From the start screen, open the Options (left selection button) and select Settings. In the following submenu, you can choose between three areas of settings General settings In the general settings, you can change the language of the display. This is carried out as follows: 1. From the start screen, open the Options menu (left selection button) and select the Settings command. A submenu appears, where you should choose General. 2. Select Display language (a white line appears below the option) and then select Toggle (left or center selection button), to change between the different settings available. 3. Once you have selected the options required, select Back (right selection button) to return to the start page. 12

13 3.1.2 Translation settings In the translation settings you can turn a range of translation options on or off. All the options are turned on as standard (recommended). SmartCorrect SmartCorrect is an automatic spelling correction feature. When the translation system discovers misspelled words and word groups, it attempts to replace them with a plausible alternative and uses this for the translation. The sentence "I hope the trian [correct: train] arrives on time" would be translated correctly with SmartCorrect, despite the misspelling. Proper names are frequently not included in the dictionary but it is important that they are not modified by SmartCorrect. Therefore, you should always activate SmartCorrect together with the option Proper name recognition (see below) to ensure that names remain unchanged and are not automatically corrected. Proper name recognition Personal names, geographical names and names of companies and institutions often cause problems during machine translation if they have a different meaning in the dictionary (e. g. surnames such as Bäcker, Baker, Boulanger etc., which are all job titles as well). If this option is activated, proper names are automatically recognized via context analysis, ensuring any translation errors are avoided. 13

14 Subject area recognition Some words have different meanings depending on the context, and are thus translated differently (e.g. the English term file for "Akte" and "Datei"). If this option is activated, the translation system identifies the subject area using the context of the term and tailors the translation accordingly. To modify the standard settings, carry out the following steps: 1. From the start screen, open the Options menu (left selection button) and select the Settings command. A submenu appears, where you should choose Translate. 2. Select the option required (a white line will appear beneath it) and click the Toggle command (left or middle selection button), to turn the option on or off. 3. Once you have selected the options required, select Back (right selection button) to return to the start page Voice output settings Different options can be chosen for the voice output settings. This is carried out as follows: 1. From the start screen, open the Options menu (left selection button) and select the Settings command. A submenu appears, where you should choose Voice output. 2. Select the option required (a white line appears beneath it) and carry out the required modification (see below). 3. Once you have made the changes required, select Back (right selection button) to return to the start page. 14

15 You can carry out changes to the current settings as follows: If one of your languages is English, there is an option to switch the voice output settings between American (US) and British (UK) pronunciation. Use the Toggle command (left or central selection button), to switch between the two options. For German and British English, a male voice is also available alongside the standard female voice. Select Toggle (left or center selection button), to switch between the options. For all other languages, the output voice is always feminine irrespective of the settings selected here. When adjusting the sliders for pitch and speech speed, use the left or right navigation buttons to decrease/ increase the value. 3.2 (take a photograph and translate) The function combines the central features of the program into a single workflow, so that you need simply photograph a text document and carry out a few steps to receive a translation of the text or even have it read aloud. Carry out the following steps to have a text translated and read aloud: Start the function and select a language direction To start the function, go to the start screen and select Shoot & Translate. 15

16 The Language direction screen appears. Use the up or down navigation buttons to select the language direction and confirm your choice with the Select command (left or center selection button). Take or load a photo If you wish to take a photo, select the Snapshot command and confirm with Select (left or center selection button). This starts the camera. To release the shutter, press the center selection button or select the Shutter command from the Options menu (left selection button). Please remember to follow the Tips on taking photographs. If you wish to open a previously stored photo, select the Open photo command and confirm via Select (left or center selection button). Then use the file browser to open the required image file. The snapshot function ensures you can take photos quickly and easily, without having to adjust any camera settings manually. Rather than being saved, snapshots are deleted after text recognition so as not to take up any unnecessary space on your cell phone. The snapshot function is less suitable for images that contain lots of text and/or where the type is rather small. In such cases, you should first use the camera function of your cell phone (e.g. in macro/close-up mode) outside of, and save the photo. You can then open the image with the Open photo command in. Crop the photo For better results, you should crop the image so that only the text to be recognized is shown. Use the left or right navigation buttons to select the cropping symbol at the bottom left-hand 16

17 edge of the picture (a blue border will appear). Confirm your choice with the center selection button. The photo will be surrounded by a white border. Carry out the following steps: 1. First, the top left corner can be adjusted. Use the down and right navigation buttons to do this. 2. Once you have selected the position required, confirm your decision with the center selection button. 3. Next, the bottom right corner can be adjusted. Use the left and up navigation buttons to do this. 4. Once you have selected the position required, confirm your decision with the center selection button. When cropping, the sections of the picture concerned are temporarily faded out, though not deleted. If you are unhappy with the results of the cropping, you can easily repeat the process by reselecting the cropping symbol. Send the photo to the Linguatec server for text recognition and translation To transfer the photo, select the send symbol at the bottom right of the picture. This is done using the left or right navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. An OCR program (Optical Character Recognition) on the Linguatec server converts the picture into text before it is translated. After a few moments, the translation appears on your cell phone's display. 17

18 Modify translated text To correct existing or add additional text, you must first ensure that the text field has been selected (denoted by a white border). If this is not the case and a symbol at the bottom of the image is selected, use the up navigation button to select the text field. Within the text field you can move the cursor using the navigation buttons. To edit the text use your cell phone's standard keys for inputting letters and punctuation marks, and for deleting characters. To change back from the text field to the symbols at the bottom of the image, press the down navigation button until the selection border no longer surrounds the text field. Receive voice output of translation For voice output of the text, select the speaker symbol at the bottom of the image. This is done using the navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. The text is transferred to the Linguatec server, where it is converted into a sound file and sent back almost immediately. Once the sound file has been downloaded, it is played back. You can then choose to listen to the sound file as many times as you wish, without having to download it each time. Playback is controlled via the symbols at the bottom of the image (selected using the left or right navigation buttons, and confirmed with the center selection button). Select the play symbol (left), to begin playback; during playback, this symbol pauses or continues voice output. 18

19 Select the stop symbol (right), to cease playback. Selecting the play symbol after this restarts playback from the beginning. 3.3 Recognize photo Recognize photo transfers a snapshot or an existing photo of a text document to the Linguatec server, where it is converted into text. If necessary, you can then edit the text, before having it translated and/or listening to voice output of it. Carry out the following steps: Start the "Recognize photo" function and select the language direction To open this function, go to the start screen and select Recognize photo. The Language direction screen appears. Use the up or down navigation buttons to select the language direction and confirm your choice with the Select command (left or center selection button). Take or load a photo If you wish to take a photo, select the Snapshot command and confirm with Select (left or center selection button). This starts the camera. To release the shutter, press the center selection button or select the Shutter command from the Options menu (left selection button). Please remember to follow the Tips on taking photographs. If you wish to open a previously stored photo, select the Open photo command and confirm via Select (left or center selection button). Then use the file browser to open the required image file. 19

20 The snapshot function ensures you can take photos quickly and easily, without having to adjust any camera settings manually. Rather than being saved, snapshots are deleted after text recognition so as not to take up any unnecessary space on your cell phone. The snapshot function is less suitable for images that contain lots of text and/or where the type is rather small. In such cases, you should first use the camera function of your cell phone (e.g. in macro/close-up mode) outside of, and save the photo. You can then open the image with the Open photo command in. Crop the photo For better results, you should crop the image so that only the text to be recognized is shown. Use the left or right navigation buttons to select the cropping symbol at the bottom left-hand edge of the picture (a blue border will appear). Confirm your choice with the center selection button. The photo will be surrounded by a white border. Carry out the following steps: 1. First, the top left corner can be adjusted. Use the down and right navigation buttons to do this. 2. Once you have selected the position required, confirm your decision with the center selection button. 3. Next, the bottom right corner can be adjusted. Use the left and up navigation buttons to do this. 4. Once you have selected the position required, confirm your decision with the center selection button. 20

21 When cropping, the sections of the picture concerned are temporarily faded out, though not deleted. If you are unhappy with the results of the cropping, you can easily repeat the process by reselecting the cropping symbol. Send the photo to the Linguatec server for text recognition To transfer the photo, select the send symbol at the bottom right of the picture. This is done using the left or right navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. An OCR program (Optical Character Recognition) on the Linguatec server converts the picture into text and sends it back to you. After a few moments, the text appears on your cell phone's display. Edit the text (optional) To correct existing or add additional text, you must first ensure that the text field has been selected (denoted by a white border). If this is not the case and a symbol at the bottom of the image is selected, use the up navigation button to select the text field. Within the text field you can move the cursor using the navigation buttons. To edit the text use your cell phone's standard keys for inputting letters and punctuation marks, and for deleting characters. To change back from the text field to the symbols at the bottom of the image, press the down navigation button until the selection border no longer surrounds the text field. 21

22 Listen to voice output of the text For voice output of the text, select the speaker symbol at the bottom of the image. This is done using the navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. The text is transferred to the Linguatec server, where it is converted into a sound file and sent back almost immediately. Once the sound file has been downloaded, it is played back. You can then choose to listen to the sound file as many times as you wish, without having to download it each time. Playback is controlled via the symbols at the bottom of the image (selected using the left or right navigation buttons, and confirmed with the center selection button). Select the play symbol (left), to begin playback; during playback, this symbol pauses or continues voice output. Select the stop symbol (right), to cease playback. Selecting the play symbol after this restarts playback from the beginning. Translate the text To translate the text, select the document symbol at the bottom of the image. This is done using the navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. The text is transferred to the Linguatec server, where it is translated and sent back almost immediately. 22

23 Like the source text, you can also listen to voice output of the translated text. To do this, activate the speaker symbol at the bottom of the image and carry out the steps described above. 3.4 Translate text With the Translate text function, you can enter text yourself and then have it translated. Carry out the following steps: Start the "Translate text" function and select the language direction To open this function, go to the start screen and select Translate text. The Language direction screen appears. Use the up or down navigation buttons to select the language direction and confirm your choice with the Select command (left or center selection button). Enter text You can enter text in the text field using your sell phone's standard character and punctuation keys. If you would like to clear the text field, open the Options menu (left selection button), and mark the command Remove text, before confirming your choice with the left or center selection button. Even if the translation system is running SmartCorrect to automatically correct errors, you should avoid any misspellings as far as possible. 23

24 Translate the text To translate the text, select the document symbol at the bottom of the image. This is done using the navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. The text is transferred to the Linguatec server, where it is translated and sent back almost immediately. Receive voice output of translation For voice output of the text, select the speaker symbol at the bottom of the image. This is done using the navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. The text is transferred to the Linguatec server, where it is converted into a sound file and sent back almost immediately. Once the sound file has been downloaded, it is played back. You can then choose to listen to the sound file as many times as you wish, without having to download it each time. Playback is controlled via the symbols at the bottom of the image (selected using the left or right navigation buttons, and confirmed with the center selection button). Select the play symbol (left), to begin playback; during playback, this symbol pauses or continues voice output. Select the stop symbol (right), to cease playback. Selecting the play symbol after this restarts playback from the beginning. 24

25 3.5 Voice output With the Voice output function, you can enter text yourself and then have it read aloud. Carry out the following steps: Start the "Voice output" function and select the language To open this function, go to the start screen and select Voice output. The Voice output language screen appears. Use the up or down navigation buttons to select the language and confirm your choice with the Select command (left or center selection button). Enter text You can enter text in the text field using your sell phone's standard character and punctuation keys. If you wish to clear the text field, open the Options menu (left selection button), highlight the command Remove text, and confirm your decision with the left or center selection button. Listen to voice output of text For voice output of the text, select the speaker symbol at the bottom of the image. This is done using the navigation buttons (a blue border then appears), and then by confirming your choice with the center selection button. The text is transferred to the Linguatec server, where it is converted into a sound file and sent back almost immediately. Once the sound file has been downloaded, it is played back. 25

26 You can then choose to listen to the sound file as many times as you wish, without having to download it each time. Playback is controlled via the symbols at the bottom of the image (selected using the left or right navigation buttons, and confirmed with the center selection button). Select the play symbol (left), to begin playback; during playback, this symbol pauses or continues voice output. Select the stop symbol (right), to cease playback. Selecting the play symbol after this restarts playback from the beginning. 3.6 Dictionary The extensive Dictionary lets you look up terms quickly and offers voice output of the word in the source and target language. If you have acquired on CD-ROM, the pronunciation files are saved locally, meaning you do not need to connect to the Linguatec server to play them (this does not apply for the download version). Loading the dictionary To open the dictionary, go to the start screen and select Dictionary. The Language direction screen appears. Use the up or down navigation buttons to select the language direction and confirm your choice with the Select command (left or center selection button). 26

27 Looking up a word Enter the first letters of the term using the keys of the cell phone. If the list of terms is close enough to the one you wish to look up, use the down navigation button to highlight the word in the list, then open the entry by pressing the center selection button. The dictionary entry is made up of the keyword (first line) and the numbered translations for it. Listening to the pronunciation A speaker symbol appears before the keyword and the translations, which offers voice output of the term. To hear the pronunciation of a word, highlight the line using the up or down navigation buttons. Ensure that the speaker symbol is selected: it should be displayed in blue. If this is not the case, use the left navigation button to select the symbol. To begin voice output, confirm your selection with the center navigation button. Looking up terms from the entry You can select individual terms in the entry and look them up in the dictionary in the opposite language direction. Select the line using the up or down navigation buttons, then use left or right to select a word. The selected word will appear in a darker color. Use the center selection button to look the word up. Use the Back command to return to the previous entry. 27

28 4 Tips on taking photographs Most people use their cell phone's camera to take pictures of people, objects and landscapes, but not to produce OCR documents. As such, even the most experienced photographer can benefit from the following tips and advice. General advice The following points apply regardless of whether you use your cell phone's integrated camera function to take the picture, or whether you do it directly from with a snapshot ( function): Hold the camera or lens as parallel as possible to the document's surface in order to avoid distortion. Position the camera so that the text lines run parallel to the top/bottom edge of the picture. Ensure that no text at the sides is cut off. If possible, photograph the entire document, or a clearly marked section. Note that any ornamental type or background graphic can lead to a lower recognition rate. 28

29 Documents that are distorted or twisted, or that have text missing, are not suitable for text recognition (OCR). Advice on the cell phone's camera function You will only have access to any special functions your cell phone offers, if you take the picture outside of. You can then open the picture in to begin text recognition and then translate the document and/or have it read aloud. It is recommended that you use the cell phone's photography function particularly when the document contains a lot of text and/or small type. Please note the following: When photographing documents, always use the close-up/ macro mode. Avoid any reflections and if possible, do not use the flash. Ideally you should use natural light. Should artificial light be required, it is best if you use two light sources, so as to avoid shadows. If the cell phone camera features an optical zoom, use this to ensure the document fills the image as much as possible. (Digital zooms should be avoided however). 29

30 Index I A Activation 9 American English 14 Installation 5 activation 9 setting permissions 8 starting 5 L B Look up word 26 British English 14 M C Close-up mode 28 D Macro mode 28 Male voice 14 Memory card 5 Memory stick 5 Modifying the display language 12 Dictionary look-up 26 P F Female voice 14 File manager 5 Flash 28 G General settings 12 Photography tips 28 Pitch 14 Pronunciation, English 14 Proper name recognition 13 R Recognize photo 19 S Setting permissions 8 30

31 Settings general 12 translation 13 voice output 14 function 15 SmartCorrect 13 Snapshot 15, 19 Speed of voice output 14 Subject area recognition 13 T Tips on taking photographs 28 Translate text 23 Translation settings 13 U Using the cell phone camera 28 V Voice output of text 25 Voice output settings 14 31