Document Image Information Placement Avoiding Printed Overlap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems face challenges in combining user-written information with document images without overlapping pre-printed portions, which can result in incorrect placement or overlap of additional information on the document.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that includes a processor configured to receive a document image, extract user-written information, and determine the position and size of an area for combining this information with the document image, ensuring it does not overlap pre-printed sections by shifting or resizing the printed portions as necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If user-written information is combined with document image at the extracted position, then information combination efficiency is improved, but the information may overlap with pre-printed portions causing placement errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of pre-printed portions in the document image before combining user-written information. By identifying the position and size of pre-printed areas in advance, the system can pre-calculate an adjusted combination position that avoids overlap, thus preventing placement errors before they occur while maintaining efficient information combination.
2Speed
If information is combined without checking for overlap, then processing speed is improved, but placement accuracy deteriorates due to overlapping with pre-printed portions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a single preliminary detection of pre-printed portions before the combination process, rather than checking during combination. This preliminary action identifies all pre-printed areas in advance, allowing the system to calculate the optimal combination position once, thereby maintaining high processing speed while ensuring accurate placement without overlap.
3Manufacturing precision
If the system detects and adjusts for pre-printed portions, then placement accuracy is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system consolidates the detection of pre-printed portions and the calculation of adjusted combination positions into a single preliminary processing step. By completing both detection and position calculation before the actual information combination, the system improves placement accuracy while minimizing processing complexity through efficient one-time detection rather than repeated checks during combination.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive an image of a document; extract first information and second information from information image printed on the document, the first information being related to writing on the document by a user, the second information indicating a position and a size of an area into which the first information is to be combined with the image of the document; and perform control to ensure the area indicated by the second information so that the area does not overlap a printed portion in the document and to combine the first information into the area.