Document Style Hashing for Consistent Modification

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for modifying large numbers of documents to achieve consistent style are time-consuming and require significant computer processing power, often leading to false positive errors due to the complex and nuanced nature of document object styles.

Innovation Solution

The use of document object style hashes generated by hashing algorithms to identify and resolve conflicts between document styles, reducing the need for extensive processing and minimizing false positives.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional methods are used to modify large numbers of documents to achieve consistent style, then document style consistency is improved, but processing time and computer processing power requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument style consistencyVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms document style comparison from a complex multi-parameter visual analysis into a simple hash value comparison. By converting style parameters (font, color, size, etc.) into a condensed hash representation, the system achieves rapid comparison while maintaining accuracy in detecting style inconsistencies across documents.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical/visual inspection method of comparing document styles with a computational hashing mechanism. Instead of manually or algorithmically analyzing each style attribute, the system uses hashing algorithms to generate compact representations that can be quickly compared, substituting complex mechanical comparison with efficient computational operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If conventional methods are used to modify large numbers of documents to achieve consistent style, then document style consistency is improved, but computer processing power requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument style consistencyVSAvoidcomputer processing power

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms document style comparison from a complex multi-parameter visual analysis into a simple hash value comparison. By converting style parameters (font, color, size, etc.) into a condensed hash representation, the system achieves rapid comparison while maintaining accuracy in detecting style inconsistencies across documents.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical/visual inspection method of comparing document styles with a computational hashing mechanism. Instead of manually or algorithmically analyzing each style attribute, the system uses hashing algorithms to generate compact representations that can be quickly compared, substituting complex mechanical comparison with efficient computational operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If conventional methods are used to compare document styles, then style conflicts can be identified, but false positive errors increase due to the complex and nuanced nature of document object styles

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestyle conflict detection accuracyVSAvoiderror rate

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a simplified copy or representation of the complex document style through hashing. Instead of working with the full complexity of style attributes that can lead to false positives, the system generates a hash copy that captures the essential style characteristics in a standardized format, enabling more reliable comparison with reduced error rates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS12457094B2Consistent document modification

Publication Date: 2025.10.28 ADOBE INC

AI summary

Systems and methods for consistent document modification are provided. Embodiments include accessing a first document that comprises a first document object, where the first document object has a first document object style. The embodiments further comprise accessing a second document that comprises a second document object, where the second document object has a second document object style. The first document object style is to be modified based on the second document object style. The embodiments include hashing the first document object style to generate a first document object style hash, and hashing the second document object style to generate a second document object style hash. Based on determining the first document object style hash is different from the second document object style hash, the first document object is modified, within the first document, to comprise a modified first document object style that corresponds to the second document object style.