Document Indent Replacement for Uniform Multi-Level Formatting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for adjusting indents in documents are burdensome for users, particularly in document creation support systems, especially when dealing with documents that have varying layer structures of character appearance patterns.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and apparatus that acquires document data, replaces indent information with new indent information based on type and value, and performs indent replacement processing to uniformly align indents in documents, using a document creation support system that includes an information processing apparatus and terminal devices connected via a network, utilizing a processor, storage units, and network interfaces to execute indent replacement, document review, and editing functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional manual indent adjustment methods are used, then users can adjust indents in documents, but the process becomes burdensome and time-consuming especially when dealing with documents that have varying layer structures
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic indent adjustment without requiring manual user intervention. The indent adjustment unit automatically analyzes the document structure and adjusts indents based on predefined rules, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring continuous user input for each adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of indent information (position, depth, type) automatically based on the analyzed document structure. By modifying these parameters programmatically rather than manually, the system resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and time consumption.
2Productivity
If automatic indent replacement is implemented, then indent adjustment becomes efficient and consistent, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the document processing into distinct functional modules: an analysis unit that examines document structure and an adjustment unit that modifies indents. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function efficiently, maintaining productivity while managing system complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The indent adjustment unit is designed to handle multiple types of indents (first line indent, hanging indent, left indent) and various document structures through a single unified mechanism. This multi-functionality improves productivity by consolidating multiple adjustment operations into one system component rather than requiring separate mechanisms for each case.
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AI summary
An information processing method according to an embodiment includes acquiring first document data configured in a predetermined file format from a user terminal via a network, replacing indent information included in the first document data with new indent information according to the type of indent and the value of indent included in the indent information to generate second document data configured in the predetermined file format.