Terminal Equipment Text Image Merging Patent

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current terminal equipment lacks the capability to efficiently convert and merge text data from various formats, manage, edit, and transmit patent application documents electronically, while also simplifying the process of merging image data with text and facilitating online transmission and reception without requiring specialized knowledge.

Innovation Solution

The terminal equipment includes text converting portions to convert text data into a unified internal format, a procedure generation processing portion to merge and manage text data, an image merging portion to automatically set and adjust frame sizes for image data, and an online application portion to simplify the transmission and reception of documents, ensuring compatibility and ease of use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If text data from different word processors are converted using text conversion software, then text format compatibility is improved, but the conversion capability is limited to simple text formats and cannot handle complex formats

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetext format compatibilityVSAvoidconversion capability limitation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal equipment incorporates multiple text converting portions (first, second, third text converting portions) that can handle different text formats (first format, second format, third format) within a single device, making it universally compatible with various word processor formats without requiring external conversion software

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If image data is merged with text using a frame-based approach, then image-text integration is achieved, but the process becomes complicated requiring frame creation, size matching, and position designation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage-text integration capabilityVSAvoidmerging process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal equipment automatically performs frame creation, size adjustment, and position placement for image data merging with text. The system self-services the merging process by autonomously matching image sizes to appropriate frames and positioning them correctly within the text document, eliminating the need for manual frame creation and position designation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal equipment pre-prepares multiple frames of different sizes in advance and automatically selects and adjusts the appropriate frame for each image data, performing the frame matching action before the actual merging occurs, thereby simplifying the user's task

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If multiple drawings on one page are divided into separate image data, then each drawing can be merged with text individually, but the process takes a long time and becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedrawing separation precisionVSAvoidmerging process time

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal equipment automatically divides multiple drawings on a page into separate image data and merges each with the text individually without requiring manual intervention, performing the separation and merging operations autonomously to reduce process time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Ease of operation

If terminal equipment performs automatic text conversion and merging operations, then operational simplicity is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveonline operation simplicityVSAvoidterminal equipment structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal equipment combines multiple text converting portions, procedure generation processing portion, and image merging portion into a single integrated device that performs automatic text conversion, procedure generation, and image-text merging operations, consolidating complex functions into one unit that simplifies the user's workflow

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS7724249B1Terminal equipment for merging imaging data and text data, and transmitting and receiving the same on-line

Publication Date: 2010.05.25 FUJITSU LTD

AI summary

Terminal equipment for electronically making patent and utility patent applications. The terminal equipment converts various formats of text data generated by an external device into the internal format of the terminal equipment, retrieves the converted text data, merges the text data with a procedure, and transmits the procedure. The merging operation in which image data is merged with text data is simplified whereby the operator can make applications with a simple operation without special skill and knowledge when an application document is transmitted and received on line. The terminal equipment includes a text converting portion for converting the external format of text data into the internal format of the terminal equipment and for retrieving the converted text data, a procedure generation processing portion for merging the retrieved text data with a procedure, a text processing portion and paragraph number assigning portion for editing the merged text and image data within the terminal equipment, a text checking portion for checking the text of the edited procedure document, a transmission file generating portion for converting the format of the checked procedure document into a transmission format, and an online application portion for transmitting the data in the transmission format to the outside of the terminal equipment.