公开(公告)号：US08875016B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-28

申请号：US11550233

申请日：2006-10-17

申请人： Eric Saund ,  Thomas P. Moran ,  Daniel Larner ,  James V. Mahoney ,  Todd A. Cass

发明人： Eric Saund ,  Thomas P. Moran ,  Daniel Larner ,  James V. Mahoney ,  Todd A. Cass

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00409 ,  G06K9/00463

摘要： In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, disclosed is an image analysis and conversion method and system, where digital ink images are converted to structured object representations of the digital ink images, capable of being edited by a structured text/graphics editor.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个方面，公开了一种图像分析和转换方法和系统，其中数字墨水图像被转换成能够被结构化文本/图形编辑器编辑的数字墨水图像的结构化对象表示。

公开(公告)号：US06903751B2

公开(公告)日：2005-06-07

申请号：US10104805

申请日：2002-03-22

申请人： Eric Saund ,  Thomas P. Moran ,  Daniel L. Larner ,  James V. Mahoney ,  David J. Fleet ,  Ashok C. Popat

发明人： Eric Saund ,  Thomas P. Moran ,  Daniel L. Larner ,  James V. Mahoney ,  David J. Fleet ,  Ashok C. Popat

IPC分类号： B41J5/30 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T11/80 ,  G09G5/00 ,  H04N1/387

CPC分类号： G06T11/60

摘要： A graphical input and display system for creating and manipulating electronic images includes input devices permitting a user to manipulate elements of electronic images received from various image input sources. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image editing operations and also accesses a memory structure. The system memory structure includes a user interaction module, which allows a user to enter new image material or select and modify existing image material to form primary image objects, as well as a grouping module, which maintains an unrestricted grouping structure, an output module, and data memory.

摘要翻译： 用于创建和操纵电子图像的图形输入和显示系统包括允许用户操纵从各种图像输入源接收的电子图像的元素的输入装置。 连接到系统的处理器接收对各种图像编辑操作的请求，并且还访问存储器结构。 系统存储器结构包括用户交互模块，其允许用户输入新的图像材料或选择和修改现有图像材料以形成主要图像对象，以及分组模块，其维持非限制性分组结构，输出模块， 和数据存储器。

公开(公告)号：US6020972A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US970970

申请日：1997-11-14

申请人： James V. Mahoney ,  William J. Rucklidge

发明人： James V. Mahoney ,  William J. Rucklidge

IPC分类号： G06T11/60 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G05B11/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60

摘要： A method and apparatus for compressing a corpus of document images into a collective tokenized representation. Initially, documents in the corpus are individually compressed into a document tokenized format. A document image in the document tokenized format is represented using a symbol table and a table of positions. Each symbol in the symbol table is a shape in the original document image. The positions in the table of positions indicates where the symbols in the symbol table are placed to form the document image. Subsequently, the individual symbol tables of each document in the corpus are assembled to form clusters of similar shapes. These clusters are then analyzed to identify the degree of interrelationship between the symbols in the individual symbol tables. Individual document symbol tables with a large number of recurring symbols are grouped together. For each of the groups of symbol tables, a collective symbol table is computed. The collective symbol table improves the compression ratio of a corpus by eliminating redundant shapes appearing in the individual document symbol tables. Also, the collective symbol table advantageously identifies groupings of documents in the corpus which are related because a significant number of similar shapes are used in each of the documents.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将文档图像的语料库压缩为集体标记化表示的方法和装置。 最初，语料库中的文档被单独压缩为文档标记格式。 使用符号表和位置表来表示文档标记化格式的文档图像。 符号表中的每个符号都是原始文档图像中的一个形状。 位置表中的位置表示符号表中的符号放置在哪里以形成文档图像。 随后，语料库中每个文档的各个符号表被组合形成类似形状的群集。 然后分析这些簇以识别各个符号表中的符号之间的相互关系的程度。 具有大量循环符号的单个文档符号表被分组在一起。 对于符号表的每个组，计算一个集合符号表。 集体符号表通过消除单个文档符号表中出现的冗余形状来提高语料库的压缩率。 此外，集体符号表有利地识别语料库中的文档的分组，这是由于在每个文档中使用了大量相似的形状。

公开(公告)号：US5659639A

公开(公告)日：1997-08-19

申请号：US157804

申请日：1993-11-24

申请人： James V. Mahoney ,  Satyajit Rao

发明人： James V. Mahoney ,  Satyajit Rao

IPC分类号： G06T7/60 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T3/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00442 ,  G06T11/60

摘要： Input image data define an input image set that shows a graphical feature and editing marks indicating an editing operation to be performed on the graphical feature. The input image data are used to obtain operation category data indicating whether the editing operation would translate the graphical feature so that it is centered at a different position within the input image set. The operation category data are used to obtain output image data defining an output image that includes an edited version of the input image set. The output image shows the graphical feature centered at a different position only if the operation category data so indicate. The input image set can include an original image showing the graphical feature and an overlay image showing the editing marks. The editing marks can form a node-link structure with the graphical feature. If the structure is a directed graph, it can indicate an editing operation that would translate the graphical feature to be centered at a different position, such as a simple translation to a new position, a translation with scaling or rotation, or a replacement operation. If the structure is an undirected graph, it can indicate an editing operation that would not translate the graphical feature, such as a delete operation or a scale or rotate operation. A rectangle with a dot inside it can indicate scaling or rotation. A cross can indicate deletion.

摘要翻译： 输入图像数据定义输入图像集，其显示图形特征并编辑指示要在图形特征上执行的编辑操作的标记。 输入图像数据用于获得指示编辑操作是否将翻译图形特征以使其位于输入图像集内的不同位置的中心的操作类别数据。 操作类别数据用于获得定义包括输入图像集编辑版本的输出图像的输出图像数据。 输出图像仅在操作类别数据如此指示时才显示以不同位置为中心的图形特征。 输入图像集可以包括示出图形特征的原始图像和显示编辑标记的叠加图像。 编辑标记可以形成具有图形特征的节点链接结构。 如果结构是有向图，则它可以指示将图形特征转换为不同位置的编辑操作，例如简单平移到新位置，具有缩放或旋转的翻译或替换操作。 如果结构是无向图，则可以指示不会转换图形特征（例如删除操作或缩放或旋转操作）的编辑操作。 其中有点的矩形可以表示缩放或旋转。 十字架可以表示删除。

公开(公告)号：US5513271A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-30

申请号：US157856

申请日：1993-11-24

申请人： Satyajit Rao ,  James V. Mahoney

发明人： Satyajit Rao ,  James V. Mahoney

IPC分类号： G06T7/60 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00449 ,  G06T7/604 ,  G06T2207/30176

摘要： Input image data define an input image that shows a proportioned parts graph, such as a pie chart or a whole or segmented bar graph. The input image data are used to obtain segmented feature data indicating a feature in the input image that satisfies a constraint on segments. The segmented feature data are used to obtain proportion data indicating each segment's proportion. Various criteria could be applied to find parts of the input image that form the feature. For example, for some pie charts, the segments constraint could include a circularity criterion, a center criterion, and a direction criterion, and proportions could be obtained from directions. For other pie charts, the segments constraint could include a distinct regions criterion and a circularity criterion and proportions could be obtained from directions of region sides. The segments constraint could include a feature candidate criterion for a specific category of proportioned parts graphs, a center criterion applicable to all categories, and either a direction criterion or an angle criterion. The direction criterion could require a part that extends radially from a center, while the angle criterion permits parts that cover a range of angles. For either criterion, the segments constraint could also require nearness to a reference point such as the center. The input image can show a sketch and the proportion data can be used to obtain output image data defining an output image that includes a precisely formed proportioned parts graph or other graphical representation of the indicated proportions.

摘要翻译： 输入图像数据定义显示比例分数图的输入图像，例如饼图或整体或分段条形图。 输入图像数据用于获得指示输入图像中满足段的约束的特征的分段特征数据。 分段特征数据用于获取表示每个分段比例的比例数据。 可以应用各种标准来找到形成该特征的输入图像的部分。 例如，对于一些饼图，段约束可以包括圆形度标准，中心标准和方向标准，并且可以从方向获得比例。 对于其他饼图，段约束可以包括不同的区域标准和圆形度标准，并且可以从区域侧的方向获得比例。 段约束可以包括用于特定类别的比例部分图的特征候选标准，适用于所有类别的中心标准，以及方向标准或角度准则。 方向标准可能需要从中心径向延伸的部分，而角度准则允许覆盖角度范围的部分。 对于任一标准，段约束也可能需要靠近参考点，例如中心。 输入图像可以显示草图，并且可以使用比例数据来获得定义输出图像的输出图像数据，该输出图像数据包括精确形成的比例部分图或指示比例的其他图形表示。

公开(公告)号：US5455898A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-03

申请号：US158132

申请日：1993-11-24

申请人： James V. Mahoney ,  Satyajit Rao

发明人： James V. Mahoney ,  Satyajit Rao

IPC分类号： G06K9/20 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00442 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06T2207/10008

摘要： Input image data define an input image set that shows a graphical representation of a layout with two or more segments. The graphical representation can be a sketch, and can include, for example, a rectangular boundary with lines parallel to its sides defining rectangular segments within the boundary. The input image data are used to obtain segment source data indicating a source for each segment and segment position data indicating a position for each segment. The segment source data can indicate, for each segment of the layout, one of a number of source images in the input image set. The segment position data can indicate a reference point and a width and height for each segment. The source image for a segment can be a sketch of a graphical representation--such as a node-link structure, a parallel length graph, a proportioned parts graph, a row/column representation, a perimeter relationship representation, or a two-dimensional graph--that can be categorized and rendered to obtain data defining a precisely formed graphical representation. The segment source data for other segments and the segment position data can be used with the data defining the precisely formed graphical representation to obtain output image data defining an output image that includes a layout as represented by the graphical representation.

摘要翻译： 输入图像数据定义输入图像集，其显示具有两个或更多个片段的布局的图形表示。 图形表示可以是草图，并且可以包括例如与其边界线平行的矩形边界，在边界内限定矩形段。 输入图像数据用于获得指示每个段的源的段源数据和指示每个段的位置的段位置数据。 片段源数据可以针对布局的每个片段指示输入图像集中的多个源图像中的一个。 段位置数据可以指示每个段的参考点和宽度和高度。 片段的源图像可以是图形表示的草图，例如节点链接结构，平行长度图，比例部分图，行/列表示，周界关系表示或二维图 - 可以对其进行分类和渲染，以获得定义精确形成的图形表示的数据。 其他段的段源数据和段位置数据可以与定义精确形成的图形表示的数据一起使用，以获得定义包括由图形表示所表示的布局的输出图像的输出图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US08464167B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US12325421

申请日：2008-12-01

申请人： Eric Saund ,  Jamie G. Ruiz ,  James V. Mahoney

发明人： Eric Saund ,  Jamie G. Ruiz ,  James V. Mahoney

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04L51/04 ,  H04L12/1827

摘要： A system and method for communication in an online electronic chat environment having multiple communication devices connected to each other in a communication network is provided. Displayed on a display screen of an electronic communication device of the multiple communication devices, is a chat region configured to hold text, and a graphics region to hold graphic objects. The chat region and the graphics region are positioned on a common electronic canvas of the display screen. Text from the chat region can be moved to the graphics region, and graphic objects in the graphics region may be moved to the chat region. The design allows for the mixing of chat and graphics in a common window when material is moved between the two modalities. In additional embodiments, the text in the chat region and the graphics in the graphics region are synchronized whereby movement of one causes action in the other.

摘要翻译： 提供一种在通信网络中具有彼此连接的多个通信设备的在线电子聊天环境中进行通信的系统和方法。 在多个通信设备的电子通信设备的显示屏幕上显示的是配置为保持文本的聊天区域和用于保存图形对象的图形区域。 聊天区域和图形区域位于显示屏幕的公共电子画布上。 来自聊天区域的文本可以移动到图形区域，并且图形区域中的图形对象可以被移动到聊天区域。 当材料在两种模式之间移动时，该设计允许在公共窗口中混合聊天和图形。 在另外的实施例中，聊天区域中的文本和图形区域中的图形被同步，从而一个人的移动导致另一个的动作。

公开(公告)号：US07576753B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-18

申请号：US11375809

申请日：2006-03-15

申请人： Eric Saund ,  Thomas P. Moran ,  Daniel Larner ,  James V. Mahoney ,  Todd A. Cass

发明人： Eric Saund ,  Thomas P. Moran ,  Daniel Larner ,  James V. Mahoney ,  Todd A. Cass

IPC分类号： G09G5/02

CPC分类号： G06K9/00463

摘要： An image analysis and conversion method and system. Bitmapped ink images are converted to structured object representations of the bitmapped images, which may be read and edited by a structured text/graphics editor. The structured object representations correlate to perceptually salient areas of the bitmapped images. The structured object representations are editable by the structured text/graphics editor to allow a user to generate alternative interpretations of the bitmapped images.

摘要翻译： 一种图像分析与转换方法及系统。 位图油墨图像被转换为​​位图图像的结构化对象表示，其可由结构化文本/图形编辑器读取和编辑。 结构化对象表示与位图图像的感知显着区域相关。 结构化对象表示可由结构化文本/图形编辑器编辑，以允许用户生成位图图像的替代解释。

公开(公告)号：US5999664A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-07

申请号：US971022

申请日：1997-11-14

申请人： James V. Mahoney ,  Jeanette L. Blomberg ,  Randall H. Trigg ,  Christian K. Shin

发明人： James V. Mahoney ,  Jeanette L. Blomberg ,  Randall H. Trigg ,  Christian K. Shin

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06T7/40 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/54

CPC分类号： G06K9/00463 ,  G06F17/30256 ,  G06F17/30265 ,  G06K9/2054 ,  G06K2209/01

摘要： A document search system provides a user with a programming interface for dynamically specifying features of documents recorded in a corpus of documents. The programming interface operates at a high-level that is suitable for interactive user specification of layout components and structures of documents. In operation, a bitmap image of a document is analyzed by the document search system to identify layout objects such as text blocks or graphics. Subsequently, the document search system computes a set of attributes for each of the identified layout objects. The set of attributes which are identified are used to describe the layout structure of a page image of a document in terms of the spatial relations that layout objects have to frames of reference that are defined by other layout objects. After computing attributes for each layout object, a user can operate the programming interface to define unique document features. Each document feature is a routine defined by a sequence of selections operations which consume a first set of layout objects and produce a second set of layout objects. The second set of layout objects constitutes the feature in a page image of a document. Using the programming interface, a user flexibly defines a genre of document using the user-specified document features.

摘要翻译： 文档搜索系统向用户提供用于动态地指定记录在文档语料库中的文档的特征的编程接口。 编程接口在适用于布局组件和文档结构的交互式用户规范的高级操作。 在操作中，由文档搜索系统分析文档的位图图像以识别诸如文本块或图形的布局对象。 随后，文档搜索系统计算每个识别的布局对象的一组属性。 所标识的属性集合用于描述文档的页面图像的布局结构，其方式是布局对象具有由其他布局对象定义的引用框架的空间关系。 在计算每个布局对象的属性之后，用户可以操作编程接口来定义唯一的文档特征。 每个文档特征是由消耗第一组布局对象并产生第二组布局对象的选择操作序列定义的例程。 第二组布局对象构成文档的页面图像中的特征。 使用编程界面，用户可以使用用户指定的文档功能灵活定义文档类型。

公开(公告)号：US5889886A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-30

申请号：US563479

申请日：1995-11-28

申请人： James V. Mahoney

发明人： James V. Mahoney

IPC分类号： G06K9/20 ,  G06K9/36

CPC分类号： G06K9/00456

摘要： The present invention is a method and apparatus for analyzing image data, and more particularly for analyzing image data representing images containing text to partition the image into running and non-running text regions therein. The present invention utilizes characteristics of running text regions to identify such regions and to subsequently group all non-running text regions into related groups.

摘要翻译： 本发明是用于分析图像数据的方法和装置，更具体地说，用于分析表示包含文本的图像的图像数据，以将图像分割成其中的运行和不运行的文本区域。 本发明利用运行文本区域的特征来识别这些区域并且随后将所有非运行的文本区域分组成相关组。