Document List Generation for Cursive Script Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in identifying content within multi-page documents on electronic devices, especially when the documents are created using cursive script, as preview images typically only show titles and do not effectively convey the content, especially when multiple types of cursive scripts are present.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for generating and processing documents on electronic devices that allow users to select and extract specific areas of content, generate these as lists, and store them with link information, enabling users to easily identify and display desired parts of the document.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a preview image shows only a title or first page, then the device complexity is reduced, but the information completeness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The document is segmented into multiple pages, and the preview system segments the display into a thumbnail image showing the first page and a separate table of contents that can be expanded to show all pages. This allows the preview to maintain simplicity while providing complete information access when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where the table of contents is embedded within the preview interface. Users can expand the thumbnail view to reveal the nested table of contents, which contains all page information. This nested approach allows information completeness without increasing the overall interface complexity.
2Loss of information
If the preview shows all pages, then the information completeness is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The table of contents is implemented as a dynamic element that can be expanded and collapsed based on user interaction. When collapsed, it shows only the thumbnail for simplicity. When expanded, it reveals all page information. This dynamic behavior allows the interface to adapt between simplicity and completeness based on user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides partial information (thumbnail) by default to maintain ease of operation, and only displays complete information (full table of contents) when the user explicitly requests it through expansion. This partial action approach ensures the interface remains simple while providing complete information when needed.
3Loss of information
If cursive script documents are displayed in full detail, then the information completeness is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring users to examine the actual cursive script content directly, the system creates a copied representation in the form of a table of contents that extracts and displays the essential information from each page. This copying approach preserves information completeness while eliminating the difficulty of reading and analyzing cursive script directly.
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AI summary
A method of processing a document by an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying, by a display unit, a document, detecting selected areas in the displayed document, extracting information from the detected selected areas, generating the extracted information as lists, and storing the lists together with link information of documents where the lists are located, wherein the lists are stored as one document list.