Continuous Graphic Document Resizing with Scale and Translation Factors

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for resizing graphic digital documents fail to maintain graphic display rules when adapting to varying display dimensions, leading to loss of message strength and communication coherence, especially across different countries and display mediums, and require costly expert intervention.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for continuous resizing of graphic digital documents that determines resizing and positioning factors for display pages and components, allowing for precise transformation and repositioning while maintaining graphic rules, using scale factors, translation vectors, and rotation angles, and optionally producing an animated sequence for dynamic presentation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If graphic digital documents are resized to adapt to varying display dimensions, then adaptability to different display mediums is improved, but graphic display rules are not maintained and communication coherence is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to display dimensionsVSAvoidgraphic display rules precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by systematically transforming the graphic document using mathematical parameters including scaling factors for size adjustment, translation vectors for position changes, and rotation angles for orientation. These parameter transformations are applied hierarchically to different document components while maintaining their relative relationships, thus adapting to various display dimensions while preserving graphic display rules.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal resizing system that can handle multiple display formats and dimensions through a single set of transformation rules. The system defines a reference display format and establishes transformation relationships that can be applied to any target display dimension, making the solution universally applicable across different media while maintaining communication coherence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If experts manually resize graphic digital documents to respect graphic rules, then graphic display rules precision is improved, but production cost increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegraphic display rules precisionVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling automated resizing of graphic digital documents through computer-executable instructions that automatically calculate transformation parameters and apply them to maintain graphic display rules. This eliminates the need for expert manual intervention while preserving precision, as the system autonomously handles the resizing process according to predefined rules and transformation relationships.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical system of manual expert resizing with an automated computational system. Instead of relying on human experts to manually adjust and reposition graphic elements, the system uses algorithmic calculations to determine transformation parameters (scaling, translation, rotation) and automatically applies them, substituting human labor with automated processing while maintaining or improving precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of manufacture

If automated resizing is implemented without expert intervention, then production cost is reduced, but graphic display rules are not maintained

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction costVSAvoidgraphic display rules precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining the transformation parameters and graphic display rules before the actual resizing operation. The system establishes reference display formats, defines transformation relationships in advance, and prepares the computational framework that will automatically maintain graphic rules during resizing. This preliminary setup enables cost-effective automated resizing while ensuring precision is maintained throughout the process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3108443B1Method for continuously resizing a graphic digital document
Publication Date: 2019.09.04 NETWORTH
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for continuously resizing a graphic digital document. The document includes a display page and components to be displayed on the display page. Said method includes: a) receiving (100) a pair of views of the digital document, including a first view (d) of the digital document and a second view (f) of the digital document, separate from the first view (d), the first view (d) including a first sizing of the display page (1) and a first positioning and sizing of the components (2, 3, 4) to be displayed, and the second view (f) including a second sizing of the display page (1) and a second positioning and sizing of the components (2, 3, 4) to be displayed; b) determining (110) the factors for resizing the display page (1) between the first view (d) and the second view (f) of the pair of views; and c) determining (120), for each of the components (2, 3, 4) to be displayed, the factors for converting and positioning between the first view (d) and the second view (f) of a pair of views.