Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
715249000 | Format transformation | 79 |
20080222519 | REMOTE INTELLIGENT CONTENT AUTHORING AND CONVERSION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for organizing, authoring and converting different format content files into one or more common output formats which simplifies the entire authoring and production processes. The content files are uploaded to the authoring system and identified. The content files are then sent to a central server and the authoring system relates all the related content files with each other. An embodiment allows the authoring system to populate a reference database with the pertinent information that identifies the relationship between the files. Once the content is produced, identified and stored, a user can then author a collection. The authoring system is located on a central server which contains all of the content and reference databases and performs the content conversion. The authoring system server can be accessed via the Internet or an intranet so the user can access the authoring system from anywhere there is a network connection. | 09-11-2008 |
20080270892 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - This invention relates to a data storage system for use with a multi layered package in which each particular document in a selection of documents comprises a number of component elements or images that are selectable from at least two variants. Each document is stored on a storage medium in a readily accessible format and each document includes the appropriate coding to activate the variants selected for use with that document and when opened a particular document activates the various variant components for the document and these are appropriately sized and formatted for the particular document and displayed in the opened document. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270893 | Systems and Methods for Pagination and Co-Pagination - Methods and systems are provided for controlling pagination in computer software applications. Abstract classes and methods are provided with programming interfaces to improve the ease with which developers can create applications that allow for co-pagination with arbitrary object types, and can create arbitrary object types that can co-paginate with arbitrary applications. | 10-30-2008 |
20080282148 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR INCREASING SPEED OF OPENING A WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT - A processing method for increasing speed of opening a word processing document includes: reading a data content of a word processing document; reading typeset information of a page stored in the word processing document and obtaining paragraph information and object information of the page; according to the paragraph information and object information of the page, loading the data content of the page, generating and displaying the typeset content. The processing method performs reading of the typeset information of a document and the conventional data contents at the same time. | 11-13-2008 |
20090024917 | COMPOSING A MACHINE READABLE DOCUMENT TEMPLATE - A method and apparatus is described for composing a machine readable document template having a portion for inclusion of data content. The method and apparatus comprise generating a formatting rule applicable to data content for inclusion in the data content portion and storing the rule separately from the data content portion. | 01-22-2009 |
20090049374 | ONLINE MAGAZINE - A system and method for creating a user generated magazine/newspaper is provided which increases the level of reader interaction, allows for increased viewership and lowers both production and distribution costs. The system provides and organizes content according to user actions with each magazine/newspaper as well as its hosted website. The system also includes a mechanism for posting comments, an approach for allowing the URL of a given article to change dynamically without prior bookmarked links, and finally access control features to enable certain individuals to have control and input into a given magazine/newspaper. | 02-19-2009 |
20090119580 | Scalable Display of Internet Content on Mobile Devices - Mobile devices enabled to support resolution-independent scalable display of Internet (Web) content to allow Web pages to be scaled (zoomed) and panned for better viewing on smaller screen sizes. The mobile devices employ software-based processing of original Web content, including HTML-based content, XML, cascade style sheets, etc. to enable Web page content to be rapidly rendered, zoomed, and panned. Moreover, the rendered displays provide substantially the same or identical layout as the original Web page, enabling users to easily navigate to selected content and features on literally Billions of Web pages. User input schemes include tap-based context zooming that enables users to selectively zoom in on objects including columns, images, and paragraphs by simply tapping on them. Display lists may also be employed to provide further enhancements in rendering speed. Additionally, hardware-based programmed logic may be employed to facilitate various operations. | 05-07-2009 |
20090204892 | POSITIONING MAP VIEWS TO SHOW MORE OPTIMAL ROUTE INFORMATION - Described is a technology by which a more optimal map view with respect to route information is returned in response to an online mapping request. A start or end location is positioned away from the map center as appropriate to show as much route information as possible within the map view, given view size and zoom constraints. In one example, various-sized bounding boxes that contain the start or end location and one or more routes may be evaluated to determine a largest bounding box that meets the mapping size constraint; the center of that bounding box is the center of the map view. In one alternative, map views at various zoom levels may be scored against one another to determine which map view contains the most important route information, such as the most maneuver points and/or landmarks within each map view; the map view with the best score is returned. | 08-13-2009 |
20090254815 | USING A WORD PROCESSOR WITH ACCOUNTING DATA - A method of transferring data from a financial program to a word processing program to view and modify financial documents in the word processing program is disclosed. The method may entail selecting a template in an accounting program wherein the template has a field related to the selected template, identifying an open field in the selected template that can be filled in with data from the accounting program, selecting data stored by the accounting program that is appropriate to fill in the open field in the selected template, communicating the selected data and the selected template to the word processor and opening a document in the word processing program that displays the selected template and the selected data in the appropriate field as a word processing document. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265617 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN MAINTAINING MEDIA DATA QUALITY UPON CONVERSION TO A DIFFERENT DATA FORMAT - The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, identify parameters dictating the conversion to the second converted format, record the parameters, and distribute the recorded parameters to remote systems such that the parameters at least in part control the remote systems during a conversion of the media data to the second converted format. | 10-22-2009 |
20090276695 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT GENERATOR - A document template generator is provided for creating a document template, a pair of templates ( | 11-05-2009 |
20090287997 | System and Method for the On Screen Synchronization of Selection in Virtual Document - Disclosed is a system and method for synchronizing virtual and physical documents. The system can be used in conjunction with screen reading software for synchronizing the screen reader's virtual representation of a component to components that are visually displayed to a sighted user. | 11-19-2009 |
20090327873 | PAGE EDITING - A system and method for robustly editing a page description language of a first format using a familiar page editor for editing page descriptions of a second format is described. Portions of the original page are delimited and the page is then converted to the second format where it can be edited natively and then converted back into the first format. Preserved delimiting information can be used in conjunction with stored reference information to repair problems caused by the processes of converting and editing. | 12-31-2009 |
20100077298 | MULTI-PLATFORM PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A method for presenting a presentation authored on a first platform utilizing first-platform-specific-renderable objects is provided. The method includes, at a presentation player executable on a second platform different from the first platform: receiving a presentation file, in response to execution of the presentation file by the presentation player, extracting frame data from the presentation file, the frame data including a frame document object model corresponding to each frame of the presentation, parsing the frame document object model of each frame of the presentation to identify the first-platform-specific-renderable objects, translating the first-platform-specific-renderable objects into corresponding second-platform-specific-renderable objects having second-platform-specific binaries, and rendering the second-platform-specific binaries of each second-platform-specific-renderable object utilizing second-platform-specific primitives retrieved from data storage in electronic communication with the second-platform, the second-platform-specific-renderable objects being rendered according to the frame document object model of each frame to display the presentation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100100812 | DOCUMENT GENERATION METHOD AND DOCUMENT GENERATION APPARATUS - A document format of an electronic document be generated is designated when a document is read to generate an electronic document of the document, and a division unit for dividing the document in the designated document format is acquired. The document is read based on the acquired division unit, and an electronic document in the designated document format is generated from data of the division unit. The generated electronic document is transmitted to a destination designated in advance. | 04-22-2010 |
20100229084 | RAPID SOFTWARE REPORT DEVELOPMENT TOOL WITH AUTO DATABASE HANDLING AND MENU TOOL-BAR PLUG-IN FOR APPLICATION REPORT ACCESS - A method is provided for generating reports for a computer monitored or aided environment that has a server-side module, a client-side module and a database, the server-side module, client-side module and database being interconnected, The method includes creating a report layout, the report layout containing a predefined number of dynamic fields at predetermined positions; associating, at the server-side, each dynamic field with a data source; collecting, at the server-side, information for each dynamic field according to the associated data source; storing the information in the database; and displaying the information for each dynamic field on a display according to the report layout. The report layout is shared universally for the generation of a displayed report and a printed report. | 09-09-2010 |
20100251104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFLOWING CONTENT IN A STRUCTURED PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) FILE - A system, method and computer program product for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format, including an application for adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document; a reflow mechanism in communication with the application and configured for reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the document. The reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the document immediately following the added content, and the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the document to where the deleted content was originally located; and displaying the resulting document. The adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the document is maintained in its native format. | 09-30-2010 |
20100318902 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THAT GENERATE SUITABLE DISPLAY INFORMATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A processing apparatus that can produce a suitable display according to a user's operation purpose, thus improving operability for a user. A purpose of a user's operation is determined, and processing capacity information on the processing apparatus, which suits the determined purpose, is obtained. Based on the obtained processing capacity information, a type of document information to be displayed is determined. The display information is generated in accordance with document information corresponding to the determined type. | 12-16-2010 |
20110202832 | INDICATORS OF TEXT CONTINUITY - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for graphically indicating text continuity. One method includes receiving text including a first line of text followed by a second line of text followed by a third line of text and selecting a distinct line beginning and line end of each of the first, second, and third lines of text. The method further includes formatting the text, including setting respective first attribute values for a first appearance attribute, so that, with respect to the first appearance attribute, the text has a continuity of visual appearance from the first line end to the second line beginning, and so that, with respect to the first appearance attribute, no continuity of visual appearance exists from the first line end to either the first line beginning or to the third line beginning, and presenting the formatted text on the output device. | 08-18-2011 |
20110225489 | DOMAIN TRANSFORMATION LANGUAGES - A method and system for transforming documents from different domains into a common representation for viewing and editing is provided. The system prepares the domain-specific document for visual representation by performing a series of transformations in a pipeline that convert the document from its domain-specific input state to a series of intermediate languages. The intermediate languages share the same syntax regardless of the domain of the document being transformed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231754 | AUTOMATED DOCUMENT LOCALIZATION AND LAYOUT METHOD - A method which includes segmenting the content of a document into one or more original document structures, determining which of the one or more original document structures are to be localized, replacing the original document structures to be localized with new content, and automatically adjusting the layout of the document with new content to generate a more aesthetically pleasing document. | 09-22-2011 |
20120096344 | RENDERING OR RESIZING OF TEXT AND IMAGES FOR DISPLAY ON MOBILE / SMALL SCREEN DEVICES - Various embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, an apparatus may include at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least: receive, by a computing device having a display with a first dimension that is less than a threshold size, a document including text and at least one image; reformat the document for display on the computing device, including: decreasing a size for at least one of tabs or indents; and moving a location of the at least one image to the left on the display of the computing device. | 04-19-2012 |
20120110441 | USING A LAYOUT ENGINE TO DISPLAY AN OVERFLOWED TEXTBOX - A method for managing electronic documents (EDs), including obtaining an ED defining an overflowed textbox with a vertical justification, a paragraph for the overflowed textbox, and a horizontal justification of the paragraph, where the paragraph comprises a plurality of characters, generating, based on the ED, an intermediate document (ID) defining an enlarged textbox encapsulating the paragraph with the horizontal justification, calculating, using the layout engine and based on the ID, a plurality of positions of the plurality of characters within the enlarged textbox by generating an intermediate page including the enlarged textbox, calculating, based on a vertical justification of the overflowed textbox, a transformation between a point of interest (POI) associated with the enlarged textbox on the intermediate page and a reference point associated with the overflowed textbox, and generating a rendered page of the ED by applying the transformation to the plurality of positions of the plurality of characters. | 05-03-2012 |
20120117462 | Dynamic Data Association - Methods, program products, and systems implementing dynamic data association are described. Relations between a first data item and a second data item can be created in an ad hoc manner. The first data item can include a row of data in a table in a relational database. The second data item can include a row of data in the same table, in another table in the relational database, or a document outside the relational database. Configurable metadata can be created to link the first data item and the second data item. The link can be directional. The configurable metadata can include data specified by a user. The configurable metadata can be stored in one or more system tables in the relational database. The configurable metadata can be specific to the user, or to a work group of the user. The configurable metadata can change when the first data item or the second data item is modified. | 05-10-2012 |
20120131449 | System and Method for Rapid Document Conversion - In one embodiment, a method of providing a modular document for display on a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for the modular document from the wireless communication device for display thereon; requesting the document from a document server; retrieving user preferences for display of at least a portion of the modular document; receiving at a conversion server at least a part of the modular document requested for display, the modular document comprising a plurality of modules, wherein at least one format module is inter-related with at least one text module; locating a set of modules for conversion; converting the modular document into a converted file format by the conversion server for display according to the user preferences; and transmitting the converted file format to the wireless communication device for display thereon. | 05-24-2012 |
20120137215 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING DOCUMENT, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A method for processing a document includes: analyzing an input document file having a first format; and setting, when it is analyzed via the analyzing the input document file that the input document file having the first format includes an attached document file having a second format, two different filters: a filter for converting the attached document file having the second format into a document file having the first format, and a filter for merging the document file having the first format converted from the second format with the document file having the first format. | 05-31-2012 |
20120254735 | Presentation format selection based at least on device transfer determination - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining that a computing device that was in possession of a first user has been transferred from the first user to a second user, the determining including at least partially identifying the second user and the computing device being designed for presenting one or more items; and presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in one or more particular formats, the one or more particular formats being selected based, at least in part, on said determining. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254736 | Ascertaining presentation format based on device primary control determination - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining which of a plurality of users detected in proximate vicinity of a computing device has primary control of the computing device, the computing device designed for presenting one or more items; ascertaining one or more particular formats for formatting the one or more items based, at least in part, on said determining; and presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in the one or more particular formats. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254737 | Ascertaining presentation format based on device primary control determination - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining which of a plurality of users detected in proximate vicinity of a computing device has primary control of the computing device, the computing device designed for presenting one or more items; ascertaining one or more particular formats for formatting the one or more items based, at least in part, on said determining; and presenting, via the computing device, the one or more items in the one or more particular formats. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 10-04-2012 |
20130019165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DOCUMENT - A method and computing system are provided for processing a document to associate a plurality of items within the document with a group. A first item included with in the group may be modified. All other items in the group may also be modified based on the modified first item. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTEXT AWARE ADAPTION OF CONTENT FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - The invention relates to a system and method of context aware adaption of content for a mobile device. This involves identifying context parameters and associated values, selection of content layout based on context parameters. Content layout is selected from pre-configured content layouts based on context parameters. The content is retrieved from a content store. Content style is selected from pre-configured content styles based on context parameters. Rendering content on the device display based on the selected content layout, content style and at least one context parameter. | 01-24-2013 |
20130124983 | System and/or method for document conversion - Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with document conversion are disclosed. In one particular implementation, an apparatus is provided which includes a document conversion program capable of generating at least a portion of a first document based at least in part on one or more portions of data from a second document. | 05-16-2013 |
20130145258 | Incremental Synchronization for Magazines - Methods and systems for efficient synchronization of magazine edition content on heterogeneous mobile devices are provided. Display screen information is obtained for a mobile device, including resolution and screen dimensions. Edition content changes for each magazine edition presented on the mobile device are determined based on the display screen information. Subscription information, edition summaries, edition design information and media library information specific to the edition content changes are each provided. When any of these portions of the edition content changes fails to synchronize, synchronization is continued with that portion that failed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145259 | EDITION GRID LAYOUT - A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for displaying edition content of a magazine edition are provided. In an embodiment, a screen selection corresponding to a size of a screen upon which to render a magazine edition is received, the magazine edition including a content page with one or more articles. A grid with grid segments is calculated for the selected screen size. A layout for the content page is determined, the layout including a tile of one or more of the grid segments corresponding to each of the articles. Content associated with each of the articles is determined. The content of each of the articles is arranged for display within its corresponding tile. The content page of the magazine edition is displayed, the displayed page including the articles arranged for display within its corresponding tile. | 06-06-2013 |
20130174024 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING DOCUMENT FORMAT - This application provides methods and devices for converting a document format. The method may comprise typesetting a flow document and extracting first logical structure information of a document entity from the typeset flow document. The method may also comprise mapping a layout element associated with the document entity to a framing box corresponding to the first logical structure information. In addition, the method may comprise converting the layout element mapped to the framing box into a description form of second logical structure information associated with a target document format. | 07-04-2013 |
20130191732 | Fixed Format Document Conversion Engine - A fixed format document conversion engine and associated method for converting a fixed format document into a flow format document. The fixed format document conversion engine includes a sequence of layout analysis engines and semantic analysis engines to analyzes the base physical layout information obtained from the fixed format document to enrich, modify, and classify the physical layout information into progressively more advanced physical layout information and, ultimately, semantic layout information. The semantic layout information is mapped and serialized into a selected flow format document with a high level of flowability. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PAGES ON MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus and method is provided that allows users to easily and rapidly search and locate parts of pages in an e-book that they have read, even though the form of pages has changed. The apparatus and method for displaying pages on an electronic mobile device includes: displaying at least one page of a plurality of pages of an e-book; detecting the presence of an event; changing the form of the displayed pages to a form corresponding to the detected event; and displaying the difference between the forms before and after the change. | 07-25-2013 |
20130205201 | Touch Control Presentation System and the Method thereof - A method of operating presentation through a multi-touch panel, comprises steps of providing a presenting module having a format transformation module, user interface generator and presenting/reading mode switching module to a system; activating the presenting module and display interface generated by the user interface generator on a multiple-touch panel of the system, wherein the interface generated by the user interface generator includes a shrinkage image area to display the non-activated file, an operation area to display file which is activated and a buffer zoon to allow a user drag file in the shrinkage image area to the operation area, thereby activating the dragged file. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205202 | Transformation of a Document into Interactive Media Content - Systems and methods are provided for transforming a document into interactive media content. A system can include a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can include an engine to generate a dynamic composition of the text blocks and visual blocks of the document, based on semantic features of the text blocks and the visual blocks, to provide the interactive media content. | 08-08-2013 |
20130290835 | Method and Apparatus for the Selection and Reformat of Portions of a Document - Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for the reformatting of documents or portions of documents. In one example, a method for reformatting a base document includes identifying a candidate for reformatting based on candidate identification criteria and displaying a plurality of portions of the base document wherein a candidate is highlighted to provide a selected candidate. The method further includes receiving format selection data indicating a selection of a model portion from among the plurality of portions and generating a reformatted portion based on model format data of the model portion and candidate content data of the selected candidate. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290836 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COPYING TEXT FORMAT PATTERN - The invention relates to electronic document processing. Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for copying a text format pattern. In one embodiment of the present invention there is a method for copying a text format pattern, including: receiving a selection of a sample object from a user, the sample object including multiple sample paragraphs of which at least two sample paragraphs have different format patterns; receiving a format copying instruction of from the user, the format copying instruction indicating reformatting a target object with the format pattern of the sample object, where the target object contains multiple target paragraphs; determining a corresponding relationship of the format pattern of the sample paragraphs with the target paragraphs; and applying the format pattern of the sample paragraphs to the target paragraphs in accordance with the corresponding relationship. | 10-31-2013 |
20130318436 | SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL TEXT DOCUMENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Presented is a comprehensive infrastructure for easy procurement, licensing, rendering and display of digital text documents. Basic principle of the invention and the provided infrastructure is to divide the execution of E-reading related processes such as procurement of documents, licensing, rendering and display between two different devices, a mobile unit on one hand and a base station on the other hand. In particular, a cost and energy-efficient variant of an electronic device is described that serves as mobile unit that is especially designed for the display of digital text documents within the provided infrastructure. | 11-28-2013 |
20140033026 | MASTER PAGE OVERLAY - In an example embodiment, a system and method to provide a master page overlay is provided. The example method may comprise receiving a transformation of a master page where the transformation is associated with a page layout, applying the transformation to the master page, and outputting the page layout, where the page layout incorporates graphical elements from the transformed master page. The system and method may further include providing an interface to receive instructions from a user to display a master page overlay, display the master page overlay, and receive the transformation of the master page associated with the page layout. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040730 | Rule-based structural expression of text and formatting attributes in documents - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, that use record-based styles. In one aspect, a system receives an input selecting a portion of some formatted content, and generates from the selected content one or more style definitions defining a corresponding style in terms of contiguous fields, each defined in terms of units of formatted content. In another aspect, a system applies a record-based style to formatted text content, identifies one or more logical records within the formatted text content matching the style, and displays one of the logical records with a demarcation of boundaries between occurrences of fields in the record. In another aspect, a system also receives a second record-based style, and applies the second style to a result set of logical records that match the first style. In another aspect, a system also uses a record-based style as a search term to search a set of documents. | 02-06-2014 |
20140115447 | Centering Mathematical Objects in Documents - A content presentations editing application for editing a structured electronic document that includes mathematical objects is provided. The content presentation editing application selects a portion of the document, the selected portion including at least one mathematical object. The content presentation editing application centers the selected portion of the document by identifying an alignment symbol in the mathematical object and aligning the mathematical object to a particular position in the document at the identified alignment symbol. To align the mathematical object, some embodiments move the mathematical object such that the alignment symbol is at the center of the page. For mathematical objects that are located within cells of a table, the center alignment operation moves each mathematical object in the table such that the identified alignment symbol aligns with the center of the table column that contains the mathematical object. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115448 | GRAPHICAL DATA CONVERSION/TRANSLATION - One or more computer-readable storage media for storing computer-executable instructions executable by processing logic is provided. The media storing one or more instructions that when executed by the processing logic causes the processing logic to receive data in a first format for conversion to a second format different than the first format, wherein the data includes information having a first type and information having a second type and display the data in the first format via a graphical interface. One or more translation rules are received relating to processing the information having the first type or the information having the second type. The one or more translation rules are pre-applied to the data in the first format. Effects of the pre-applied rules on the displayed data are displayed via the graphical interface. The data in the first format is converted to the data in the second format based on the one or more translation rules. | 04-24-2014 |
20140136961 | Methods, Systems and Apparatuses for Scalable Electronic Data Interchange Communications - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for a computer-implemented method for facilitating electronic data interchange (“EDI”) communication. An EDI document from a first trading partner is in a first format, with data in a plurality of fields. The fields are mapped to fields of an EDI standard. The data in the mapped fields are translated to an intermediate format to create an intermediate format file. Rules, which may be customized, may be applied to the intermediate format file. The rules may include business rules customized for the first trading partner, math rules and/or logic rules. The intermediate format file may be verified to determine whether it complies with the EDI standard and/or the business rules of the first trading partner. The data from the intermediate format to a second format compatible with a computer system of a second trading partner, to create a second format file. | 05-15-2014 |
20140157113 | System and Method for Translating Content between Devices - A system and method for translating and reformatting content are described. The system includes an enterprise service bus configured to receive a request from a first device to transmit media to a second device, the media including content in a first language. The system also includes network appliance as a service server-side application including a translation service and a formatting service. The translation service receives the request from the enterprise service bus, determines a second language for translation, determines the content for translation and translates the content to the second language. The formatting service generates a new version of the media including the content in the second language, the new version being formatted in a layout similar to an original version of the image. The enterprise services bus transmits the new version of the media to the second device for display. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMATTING AN OPTICAL MACHINE READABLE OBJECT FOR DISPLAY AT POINT OF USE OR SALE - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code and an electronic document having an optical machine readable object. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: detect a triggering event; and automatically format the object of the electronic document for reading by an external device in response to the triggering event. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164915 | CONVERSION OF NON-BOOK DOCUMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY IN E-READER EXPERIENCE - “Non-book” documents such as user documents, enterprise documents, and other content are automatically converted into a format consistent with e-books, categorized, and presented through an e-reader application in a consistent manner to enhance e-reader experience. Content received from a variety of sources such as organizational data sources, professional or social network sources, and even a user's own domain is analyzed, reformatted for consistency with other e-reader content, and categorized. The user can use the e-reader application to read e-books, review professional or personal documents, magazine articles, etc. taking advantage of enhanced e-reader features such as context based searches, sharing, snippets, note taking, inking, and comparable ones. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164916 | Means for Transitioning Between Hierarchical Representations of Organized Thought - A software means for alternating between corresponding hierarchical representation of organized thought such as a bubble map format and an outline format to be used with hand held computerized devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers wherein the device is rotated so as to cause a landscape or portrait orientated display. Upon rotation, a user alternates from, for example, a bubble map format in landscape mode to an outline format in portrait mode while maintaining all thoughts stored in either format. Alternative means for switching between formats include swiping the screen as a form of processing instruction, and viewing of each though in a slideshow format with a dropdown menu permitting navigation between all thoughts in a hierarchical format. | 06-12-2014 |
20140181645 | SEMANTIC SEARCHING USING ZOOM OPERATIONS - Computer storage media, computerized methods, and systems for semantically navigating between content using zoom operations, as well as other user-initiated operations, are provided. The zoom operations include an open-pinch gesture (zoom in) and a closed-pinch gesture (zoom out) physically applied to a touch-screen display of a client device, where the touch-screen display presents a document with original content. When one or more of the zoom operations have been detected as being performed upon a targeted portion of the original content, new content that is relevant to the targeted content is retrieved, as opposed to simply expanding or contracting the original content within a display area of the touch-screen display. The document is transitioned to a view with representations of the new content organized according to a format, where the format is dictated by a type of the one or more zoom operations being performed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140237353 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFORM DOCUMENTS TRANSMITTED BETWEEN SENDERS AND RECIPIENTS - A document transformation system automatically transforms documents electronically transferred between senders and recipients, even where documents of a given type from a given sender which are assumed to be identically formatted differ in various aspects, for instance in scaling, alignment, concatenating, resizing, etc. Document transformation instructions selected based on sender, recipient, or both specify transformation instructions which include one or more maps, document layouts, page layouts, sections extraction instructions, allowing extraction of data or information, and generation of documents or information in a format specified by recipient. Headers and footers may be extracted, and a remaining body concatenated. The system continues to searching for additional instructions on failure of previous instructions to successfully extract a previous section, without terminating. Documents may be converted from a large variety of file formats into a common file format. Extracted information may be stored in a database. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245136 | DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTE-BASED CITATION SYSTEM - Document citation apparatus and methods. In one embodiment, a citation system and methods of citation based on the non-arbitrary and/or constant attributes of a document (e.g., article or legal decision) itself are utilized. Such an improved citation system eliminates the problem of having to rely upon a temporary citation system until the volume and page numbers of the reporter are determined. | 08-28-2014 |
20140258851 | Table of Contents Detection in a Fixed Format Document - Detection of table of contents entries in a fixed format document for reconstruction of table of contents entries in a flow format document is provided. One or more table of contents entries are detected in a fixed format document, and table of contents entry candidates are generated by grouping one or more lines containing suspected table of contents entries. Each grouping is compared to text contained in the fixed format document for locating matching headings, subheadings, and associated text in the fixed format document. After non-matching or false positive matches are discarded, headings found in the fixed format document matching headings contained in table of contents entry candidates are used to reconstruct table of contents entries in a table of contents page, area or section in a reconstructed flow format document. | 09-11-2014 |
20140281935 | ADAPTING TABULAR DATA FOR NARRATION - A method for adapting tabular data for narration is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference. | 09-18-2014 |
20140325348 | CONVERSION OF A DOCUMENT OF CAPTURED IMAGES INTO A FORMAT FOR OPTIMIZED DISPLAY ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems may be provided for recording a document with a camera-based mobile radio device and for converting textual information in the document into a format for suitable presentation on the mobile device. A document may be recorded by the mobile device in an image. A layout structure may be recognized with a text block in the image. Character text in the text block may be recognized by OCR. An order of the text blocks may be determined by taking into account the layout structure. A suitable format for presenting the character texts on the mobile device's display may be selected. The format may be adapted to a width of the display so that during reading of the character texts on the display, substantially only vertical scrolling is necessary. A file may be generated and displayed in the format with the character texts in the determined order of the text blocks. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331125 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR GUIDING USER READING ON A SCREEN - In some embodiments, a method for guiding user reading on a screen is provided, the method comprising: determining a reading speed of a user; receiving a selection of a document having an original layout to be read; setting a reading speed for the document; formatting the selected document for presentation to the user on a screen; presenting the formatted document using the original document layout; dividing text in the formatted document into blocks that include a plurality of words; reformatting the blocks based on the layout of the formatted document and punctuation of the document to include at least one word, such that each reformatted block includes less than a predetermined number of characters and the at least one word of the reformatted block is on a single line in the text of the document; and presenting guidance to the user within the formatted document at the set reading speed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140344676 | System and Method for Selective Control of Zoom Adjustments in an Electronic Publication - A system and method for selective control of zoom adjustments in an electronic publication is disclosed. The method may include generating content for display on an electronic reading device; generating at least one style for the content, and storing the content and the at least one style on a computer readable medium. The generation of at least one style may include identifying at least a portion of the content for which at least one zoom level will be specified; specifying a base text size for the portion of the content; and specifying a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size. A method for rendering an electronic document on an electronic device may include storing content representing an electronic publication in a computer memory of the electronic device, the content including at least one style for a portion of the content, the at least one style including a base text size for the portion of the content and at least a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size; rendering the contents according to the at least one style; and incrementing the base text size for the portion of the content by the first value in response to a user input to zoom. | 11-20-2014 |
20140359431 | EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING LARGE PRESENCE DOCUMENTS WITHIN HIGH LATENCY AND LOSSY NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS - A presentity ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150046797 | DOCUMENT FORMAT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT FORMAT PROCESSING METHOD - Document format processing apparatus and document format processing method are provided. The apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit for obtaining element information of a document in a first format; a parsing unit, for parsing the element information to get source data information; a conversion unit for converting the source data information to target data information of the document in a second format; a document processing unit for processing the target data information. Thus, when a document in an unsupported format is processed, what is only needed is to convert the format of source data contained in the document to a target data format, rather than thoroughly developing of the existing document processing editor, and thus complexity may be reduced; meanwhile, because it is not necessary to convert a document format using other format conversion tool, implementation cost and time consumed may be reduced. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046798 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus stores calculates, based on a display area information, a degree of visibility of characters for a case in which a character string is displayed in a display area using a first display format that displays all of the characters in the same size in a single line, and a degree of visibility of the characters for a case in which the character string is displayed in the display area using a second display format that displays all of the characters in the same size in a plurality of lines. The information processing apparatus transmits, to the programmable display apparatus, in association with one another, the character string, the display area information, and attribute information for displaying the character string on the programmable display apparatus using the one of the first and second display formats that has a higher degree of visibility. | 02-12-2015 |
20150067483 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - According to one embodiment, an electronic device displays an electronic document in a first style. The document includes a handwritten stroke associated with a first element in the document. The handwritten stroke is displayed in a first area in the document of the first style. A relative position of the first area with respect to the first element is a first relative position. The device displays the document in a second style different and changes a display position of the handwritten stroke from the first area to a second area in the document of the second style. A relative position of the second area with respect to the first element in the document of the second style is a second relative position different from the first relative position. | 03-05-2015 |
20150113388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TOPIC-RELEVANCE HIGHLIGHTING OF ELECTRONIC TEXT - Topic-relevance highlighting of electronic text is described that includes categorizing words in the electronic text into several classes, determining the relevance weight for each word based on their relevance to one or more classes, and then color-coding words according to their classes. Each class represents a specific topic of interest and is assigned a distinctive color. Words or phrases in the electronic text belonging to the same class would be highlighted with the same distinctive color. Accordingly, users can instantly identify whether the document is relevant, to which topic of interest the document is relevant, and the relevant portions of the document page which match users' interests. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113389 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING WEB PAGE - Disclosed are a method for loading a web page and an electronic apparatus that performs the same. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic apparatus including: a communication module; a memory; and a controller configured to judge whether a corresponding region is a communication shadowing region, receive a request signal for requesting a target web page, set a web page loading mode, which includes a first mode and a second mode, based on whether the corresponding region is the communication shadowing region, acquire the web page data regarding the target web page according to the set web page loading mode, and display the target web page through the display by using the acquired target web page data. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121201 | Color Coding of Layout Structure Elements in a Flow Format Document - A color coding engine and a comparison engine are provided. A color coding engine may be utilized to detect logical layout object attributes in a flow format document and apply a unique color to textual elements associated with each logical layout object attribute. The resulting color coded document may be saved as a target flow format document. The target flow format document may be converted to a fixed format document and then converted by a conversion engine to a flow format document. The resulting converted flow format document may be saved as an output flow format document. A comparison engine may be utilized to compare the output flow format document and the target flow format document to determine if layout information has been properly preserved in the document conversion process. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MIXED CONTENT TYPE MESSAGES - A system and method converts a mixed content type electronic message to a format preserving layout appearance. Textual regions of the mixed content type electronic message are encoded into a text format. Non-textual regions of the mixed content type electronic message are converted into an image format. Mixed type regions of the mixed content type electronic message are converted into an image format, wherein the mixed type regions include both textual material and non-textual material. Finally, an indication is provided of an arrangement of the textual regions and the image regions of the mixed content type electronic message. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING UNIFORM FORMAT PAGES FOR A SYSTEM FOR COMPOSING MESSAGES - A system and method designed to convert documents for the generation of electronic messages. The system and method includes a uniform document formatting system and method: (i) configured to receive uploaded documents, having document pages, the uploaded documents existing in at least one non-uniform document format, and (ii) configured to convert the uploaded documents in the at least one non-uniform document format into a uniform document format. The system and method also including an electronic message composition system and method for the composition of electronic messages, wherein the electronic message composition system and method is configured to receive and display the uniform documents in the uniform document format. | 04-30-2015 |
20150149893 | Multi-level List Detection Engine - A multi-level list detection engine. The multi-level list detection engine detects text obtained from a fixed format document that is formatted as a static multi-level list and creates a dynamic multi-level list object in a flow format document. The resulting dynamic multi-level list object automatically updates as the end user edits the multi-level list in the flow format document. The multi-level list detection engine identifies list elements in the fixed format text based on the presence of a list identifier. The list elements are grouped into lists based on the properties of each list element relative to other list elements. List elements are then assigned to a list level based on the relative properties of the list elements within a list. Finally, level list assignments are verified and corrected, the levels are merged, as necessary, and the lists are consistently formatted as appropriate to create a final well-formed dynamic multi-level list object. | 05-28-2015 |
20150293887 | VISUALIZATION OF JOB REQUISITION - Various embodiments of systems and methods for dynamically generating a graphical representation of a job description are described herein. The method involves receiving a request to invoke job description data for a particular job requisition. The job description data is composed of strings of characters such as alphabets, numerals, and punctuation marks. Further, the method involves receiving a request to publish the job description data to an online media. In response to receiving the request to publish, it is automatically determined whether the online media supports image sharing features or not. If it is determined that the online media supports image sharing features, the job description data is dynamically converted into one or more graphical elements and a visual job requisition composed of the one or more graphical elements is generated. The generated visual job requisition is published to the online media. | 10-15-2015 |
20150331962 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCALING FONT SIZE OF PAGE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention provides a method for scaling font size of a page in a mobile terminal, including: parsing the page of a web page acquired from a content server, and acquiring the block width of each underlying block node and the size of a style font contained in a render tree of the parsed web page; based on the acquired block width of each underlying block node and the width of a screen of the mobile terminal, determining a font scaling coefficient of each underlying block node; and based on the determined font scaling coefficient of each underlying block node and the size of the style font, scaling the style font of each underlying block node. Using this method, after a double-click scaling, an enlarged window can completely display a content block and a font can be displayed clearly, without a need to slide the screen to the left or right side. In addition, there is no need to perform dynamic rearrangement on the scaled content block, thereby saving time on dynamic rearrangement and ensuring that a page layout will not change during the scaling process. | 11-19-2015 |
20160004671 | COMMENTING DYNAMIC CONTENT - A method for adding comments to dynamic content is provided. The method may include receiving an indication to associate a comment with a comment state of a scripted dynamic content. The comment state may include a user-customized content element. In response to receiving the indication to associate the comment with the comment state, opaque state information for the comment state may be requested. The opaque state information may be useable to render the comment state. The comment may be stored in association with the opaque state information for the comment state. | 01-07-2016 |
20160055129 | MULTI-LEVEL ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY - A system and method for providing the dynamic display of content and related advertisements are provided. The advertisements are displayed based on predetermined customer types. A network resource, such as Web page, can include a plurality of dynamic content modules. Depending on the available display area and additional display criteria, each dynamic content module displays a subset content and related advertisements. Each dynamic content module corresponds to an integration of multiple layers of content, such as text, graphics, and image rendering information. | 02-25-2016 |
20160062954 | FLEXIBLE HIGH-SPEED GENERATION AND FORMATTING OF APPLICATION-SPECIFIED STRINGS - Flexible high-speed generation and formatting of application-specified strings is available through table-based base conversion which may be integrated with custom formatting, and through printf-style functionality based on separate control string parsing and specialized format command sequence execution. Mechanisms include digit group tables for immediate output with or without separation characters, dynamic format templates, format localization and customization, funnels, digit extraction in left-to-right or right-to-left order, scaling and size estimation, leading bit identification, casting, indexing with exponent bits, division via multiplication by select constants and shifts, fractional value manipulations, batching transformations, stamping safety zones, rounding tools, JUMP and CALL avoidance, tailoring to processor characteristics and word size, conversions between various numeric types and representations, command stitching, stack parameter analysis, printf compilation, and others. Tools are also provided for web page rendering, embedded and realtime systems, various other application areas, string length determination, string copying, and other string operations. | 03-03-2016 |
20160092406 | Inferring Layout Intent - Technologies are described herein for inferring the layout intent associated with explicitly formatted document elements in a document. The layout type of a document having explicitly formatted document elements is determined. Once the layout type for the document has been determined, the layout intent of explicitly formatted document elements in the document may be determined based, at least in part, on the determined layout type of the document. Heuristic algorithms and/or machine learning classifiers may determine the layout intent of the explicitly formatted document elements in the document. An intent-based document is then created using the inferred layout intent for some or all of the explicitly formatted document elements in the document. The intent-based document may then be provided to an intent-based rendering or authoring application for rendering based upon the inferred layout intent. | 03-31-2016 |
20160110315 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITIZING A DOCUMENT - The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for digitizing a document. The method includes receiving at least one first transcription of content of at least one portion of the document from at least one crowdworker, in response to the at least one portion being crowdsourced as a digitization task to the at least one crowdworker. Thereafter, one or more second transcriptions are determined based on the at least one first transcription. The one or more second transcriptions correspond to intended transcriptions for the at least one portion. Further, the one or more second transcriptions are ranked based at least on a measure of similarity between the at least one first transcription and each of the one or more second transcriptions. At least one second transcription is selected from the one or more second transcriptions as an acceptable transcription for the at least one portion based on the ranking. | 04-21-2016 |
20160162442 | CLOUD BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING, ORGANIZING AND MANAGING PORTABLE DIGITAL FORMAT DOCUMENTS - A cloud based computer implemented system for managing a plurality of portable digital format documents, comprising; memory that stores computer-executable instructions; a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least: transmit a portable digital format document, from a sender, to be digitally signed by a user; open a portable digital format document stored in the system of the user or the sender; wherein the user digitally signs the portable digital format document and the portable digital format document is stored in the cloud based environment of the user and the sender; manage the storage of the signed portable digital format document; determine whether the portable digital format document has been digitally signed and alerting the user and the sender if it has not; and record the metadata associated with the portable digital format document. | 06-09-2016 |
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