Layer-Based Conversion Retaining Editing Fidelity
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Solution Overview
Problem
When converting data from a source application to a target application, there is often a loss in editing fidelity and visual fidelity due to unsupported formatting options and metadata, which hinders users' ability to utilize native functionalities of the target application.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product that receives a data asset, parses it to determine asset metadata, renders a rendition, maps the rendition's position, and generates functionality retention objects to retain native functionalities of the target application, allowing users to maintain desired functionalities even with import-related losses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data is imported from source application to target application, then data can be used in target application context, but editing fidelity and visual fidelity are lost due to unsupported formatting options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the imported data asset into multiple layers, where each layer represents a specific formatting option or feature. This allows selective retention of editable elements while rendering others as static imagery, preserving both usability and fidelity through hierarchical organization of data components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion process that acts as a mediator between source and target applications. This conversion layer preserves asset metadata and creates a structured representation that maintains editing capabilities while adapting to target application constraints, preventing direct fidelity loss
2Manufacturing precision
If data is converted to maintain visual fidelity, then visual appearance is preserved, but asset metadata and editing capabilities are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds asset metadata and editing information within the visual structure of the rendered data. Metadata is nested within the layer hierarchy and can be accessed without disrupting the visual fidelity, allowing both attributes to coexist through nested data structures
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary preservation of asset metadata during the import process, before final rendering occurs. By capturing and storing metadata in advance, the system ensures that editing capabilities are retained even as visual rendering adapts to target application requirements
3Ease of operation
If simple import process is used, then ease of operation is improved, but functionality retention and native feature compatibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the import system automatically analyzes the source data, identifies editable elements, and creates appropriate layers without user intervention. This automated classification process maintains simplicity while ensuring native functionality compatibility through intelligent data assessment
Data Source
AI summary
A digital image imported into a target application that provides a functionality with respect to digital images may be rendered to obtain a rendered digital image. The digital image may be parsed to obtain asset metadata characterizing the digital image. Position information identifying a position of an image element within the digital image may be used to overlay a virtual layer onto a rendition image element of the rendered digital image corresponding to the image element, within a graphical user interface (GUI) of the target application. In this way, the functionality may be provided within the GUI and with respect to the virtual layer, to thereby provide the appearance of providing the functionality with respect to the rendition image element.