Composite Document Intent Analysis via Layer Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for determining the intent of composite documents fail to accurately consider contradictory information and occluded portions, leading to inaccurate intent determinations due to treating the document as a single rasterized image rather than distinct regions or layers.
Innovation Solution
An illustrator system determines a global intent for a multi-element document by analyzing element-specific topic distributions, generating previews for replacement documents, and retrieving substitute elements from a database based on the global intent, allowing for accurate classification and modification of composite documents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the composite document is rasterized into a single image for intent determination, then the processing is simplified and faster, but the accuracy of intent determination deteriorates due to loss of regional and layer information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the composite document into multiple distinct layers instead of rasterizing into a single image. Each layer is processed separately to extract text and determine topic distributions, preserving the structural information needed for accurate intent determination while maintaining processing efficiency through modular analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional raster image processing to multi-layered dimensional processing. By treating the document as stacked layers with depth information, the system recovers occluded content and regional distinctions that are lost in conventional 2D rasterization, enabling more accurate intent determination.
2Device complexity
If the composite document is treated as a single rasterized image, then the processing complexity is reduced, but the ability to consider contradictory information and occluded portions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The document is divided into multiple layers that can be independently analyzed. This segmentation allows the system to examine contradictory information in different layers separately and combine their topic distributions, preventing information loss from occlusion while maintaining manageable processing complexity through systematic layer-by-layer analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies a universal multi-layer processing framework that handles various document types and occlusion scenarios through the same approach. The layer-based structure provides a unified method for extracting text from overlapping content, resolving contradictions, and determining intent across diverse composite document formats without requiring complex case-specific processing.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional image classification is used on rasterized documents, then the implementation is simpler, but the intent determination accuracy deteriorates due to inability to distinguish regions and layers
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of applying single-image classification to a rasterized document, the patent segments the document into layers and applies text extraction and topic modeling to each layer independently. This segmented approach maintains relative implementation simplicity through standardized processing steps while dramatically improving accuracy by preserving regional and layer distinctions throughout the analysis.
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AI summary
An illustrator system accesses a multi-element document, the multi-element document including a plurality of elements. The illustrator system determines, for each of the plurality of elements, an element-specific topic distribution comprising a ranked list of topics. The illustrator system creates a first aggregated topic distribution from the determined element-specific topic distributions. The illustrator system determines a global intent for the multi-element document, the global intent including one or more terms from the first aggregated topic distribution. The illustrator system queries a database using the global intent to retrieve a substitute element. The illustrator system generates a replacement multi-element document that includes a substitute element in place of an element in the multi-element document The at least one substitute element is different from the element in the displayed multi-element document.