Virtual Document Converter for 3D Graphical Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Virtual documents in three-dimensional environments lack a structured format, preventing them from being viewed, edited, or printed as cohesive units, unlike traditional documents, due to the absence of a binding structure that allows all page layers to be processed simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A virtual document converter analyzes graphical objects in a virtual universe, applies Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or other digital image processing techniques to convert pixilated text into font text formats, and generates a document file with a binding structure for unit processing, enabling printing, saving, and transfer of virtual documents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtual documents are created using graphical objects in a three-dimensional environment, then visual interaction and socialization capabilities are improved, but the ability to process documents as cohesive units for printing and editing is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a document server as an intermediary component that receives graphical representations of virtual documents, converts them into structured document formats (such as PDF or Word documents), and manages the conversion process. This mediator enables the transition from unstructured graphical objects to processed document formats that can be printed and edited, resolving the contradiction between visual interaction and document processing capabilities
2Adaptability or versatility
If virtual documents are represented as graphical objects without binding structure, then flexibility in virtual environment integration is improved, but the ability to perform unit processing of all page layers is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the virtual document processing into distinct components: graphical object representation for visual display, and structured document format for processing. By separating these functions and allowing conversion between representations, the system maintains flexibility in the virtual environment while enabling unit processing when needed, without requiring a single complex structure to handle both functions simultaneously
3Ease of manufacture
If virtual documents lack a binding structure, then ease of creation in virtual environments is improved, but the ability to save and transfer as unified files is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic system where virtual documents can exist in multiple states: as flexible graphical objects for easy creation and manipulation in virtual environments, and as structured bound documents for reliable saving and transfer. The document server enables conversion between these states, allowing the document to adapt its structure based on the operational requirement, thus resolving the contradiction between creation ease and transfer reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows virtual documents to be treated as cohesive units, enabling printing, editing, and transfer within and outside the virtual universe, addressing the limitations of existing virtual document formats by creating a structured document file from unstructured graphical representations.
Implementation Method 1
applies Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or other digital image processing techniques to convert pixilated text into font text formats
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AI summary
Described herein are processes and devices that create and manage documents in a virtual universe. One of the devices described is a virtual document converter. The virtual document converter analyzes a set of one or more graphical objects of a virtual document in a virtual universe. The virtual document presents document content. The virtual document converter determines format information for generating a document file. The virtual document converter parses the document content of the virtual document. The virtual document converter generates the document file with the parsed document content and the determined format information.