Method and system for document image layout deconstruction and redisplay system

a document image and layout technology, applied in the field of document image layout deconstruction and redisplay system, can solve the problems of loss of meaningful or aesthetically pleasing typeface and type size choice, high cost of manual keying and/or manual tagging, loss of etc., to achieve complete understanding, high degree of legibility, and loss of the original document look and feel
US20040205568A1Inactive Publication Date: 2004-10-14XEROX CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
XEROX CORP
Publication Date
2004-10-14
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The invention converts a document originating in a page-image format into a form suitable for an arbitrarily sized display, by reformatting or "re-flowing" of the document to fit an arbitrarily sized display device.
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[0001] 1. Field of Invention

[0002] The invention relates generally to the problem of making an arbitrary document, conveniently readable on an arbitrarily sized display.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] Existing systems for rendering page-image versions of documents on display screens have required manual activities to improve the rendering, or clumsy panning mechanisms to view direct display of page images on wrong-sized surfaces. In particular, it has been necessary to either (1) key in the entire text manually, or (2) process the page images through an optical character recognition (OCR) system and then manually tag the resulting text in order to preserve visually important layout features.

[0005] Problems with existing systems include: (a) high expense of manual keying and / or correcting of OCR results and manual tagging; (b) the risk of highly visible and disturbing errors in the text resulting from OCR mistakes; and (c) the loss of meaningful or aesthetically pleasing t...

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