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A handheld scanning dictionary is provided. It includes a relatively small housing adapted in size to be held in one hand by a user during use. A scanning input is carried by the housing preferably at a tapered distal end of the housing, which allows text to be scanned as input during a wanding move

A handheld scanning dictionary is provided. It includes a relatively small housing adapted in size to be held in one hand by a user during use. A scanning input is carried by the housing preferably at a tapered distal end of the housing, which allows text to be scanned as input during a wanding movement of a scanning input mode of operation, with a scanning input in contact with the text, and with the elongated housing held in one hand by the user and oriented generally transverse to a surface which carries such text. The elongated housing is maintained out of contact with the surface which carries the text. A display is carried by the housing in general alignment with the longitudinal axis of the housing. The controller is disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the scanning input and the display. A program is provided which is composed of instructions which are executable by the controller. It operates to receive as an input text scanned by the scanning input and to provide as an output on the display text which is logically related to the input text in a predetermined manner. Preferably the output text is displayed on the generally elongated display in an orientation which is in general alignment with the longitudinal axis of the elongated housing with the left-most portion of the output text located in a position generally proximate the scanning input, thereby allowing the handheld scanning dictionary to be read by the user while holding one hand during use.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.](a) a relatively small housing adapted in size to be held in one hand by a user during use;(b) a scanning input carried by said housing at a tapered distal end of said housing which allows text to be scanned as input during a wanding movement of a scanning input mode of ope

[What is claimed is:] [1.](a) a relatively small housing adapted in size to be held in one hand by a user during use;(b) a scanning input carried by said housing at a tapered distal end of said housing which allows text to be scanned as input during a wanding movement of a scanning input mode of operation with the scanning input in contact with the text and with the elongated housing held in one hand by such user and oriented generally transverse to a surface which carries such text, with said elongated housing out of contact with a surface which carries such text;(c) a display carried by said housing in general alignment with a longitudinal axis of said housing;(d) a controller disposed within said housing and operatively coupled to said scanning input, and said display; and(e) a program composed of instructions which are executable by said controller for receiving as an input text scanned by said scanning input and for providing as an output on said display text which is logically related to said input text in a predetermined manner wherein said output text is displayed on said generally elongated display in an orientation which is in general alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated housing with said leftmost portion of said output text located in a position generally proximate said scanning input thereby allowing said handheld scanning dictionary to be read by said user while held in one hand by said user during use.