Contextual Variable Attribute Scaling for Text Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer systems lack the ability to vary the value of attributes across a region of text or objects, requiring manual selection and application of attribute changes, which is time-consuming and does not provide sufficient control for professional formatting.
Innovation Solution
A method for computing new attribute values based on received attribute values, allowing for linear, elliptical, or other interpolation functions to uniformly distribute changes across selected text or objects, enabling dynamic scaling and reflowing of text and object attributes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual selection and application of attribute changes is used for each text character or object, then individual attribute control is achieved, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces contextual variables that allow attribute values to change based on position or context within a region. Instead of manually setting each attribute, the system automatically varies attributes (such as font size, color, or style) based on contextual parameters like character position, word length, or semantic meaning, thereby achieving precise attribute control without manual intervention for each element.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms static attribute values into dynamic ones that automatically adjust based on contextual conditions. Styles are defined with variable attributes that change according to contextual variables, allowing the formatting to adapt dynamically across different regions or positions without requiring manual reconfiguration for each individual element.
2Stability of the object's composition
If constant attribute values are used for styles, then formatting consistency is achieved, but flexibility to vary attributes across regions is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables different parts of a text region to have different attribute values based on their local context. Contextual variables allow attributes to vary locally within a style definition, so that each position or subset of elements can have customized formatting while still being governed by a single style rule, thus achieving both consistency and variation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows style attributes to be defined as variables that change based on contextual parameters. Instead of fixed constant values, attributes are expressed as functions of contextual variables (such as position, length, or other characteristics), enabling the same style to produce different attribute values in different contexts while maintaining overall formatting coherence.
3Manufacturing precision
If individual attribute overrides are applied to each text character or object, then specific location control is achieved, but reusability of formatting is eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces individual attribute overrides with contextual variable-based style definitions. Instead of setting fixed values for each element, the style uses contextual variables that automatically compute the appropriate attribute value based on the element's position or characteristics. This allows location-specific control to be achieved through a single reusable style definition rather than individual overrides.
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AI summary
Embodiments for contextual variable scaling relate to selection of objects. For example, such objects may include text, audio, visual, and/or physical objects. In one or more examples, such objects may be selected for variable scaling. For example, variable scaling of such selected objects may be based at least in part on a beginning attribute value and/or an ending attribute value.