公开(公告)号：US20060236230A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11107175

申请日：2005-04-15

申请人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Charles Nelson ,  Hui Chao

发明人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Charles Nelson ,  Hui Chao

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/211

摘要： In a method for automatically adjusting a document layout including an object containing text, an approximate linear model for the object containing text is created. In addition, a layout quality function is optimized based upon at least one constraint and the approximate linear model for the object is solved based upon the optimized layout quality function. Moreover, the document layout is automatically adjusted based substantially upon the solution to the approximate linear model for the object.

摘要翻译： 在用于自动调整包括包含文本的对象的文档布局的方法中，创建包含文本的对象的近似线性模型。 此外，基于至少一个约束来优化布局质量函数，并且基于优化的布局质量函数来解决对象的近似线性模型。 此外，基于对对象的近似线性模型的解决方案，文档布局被自动调整。

公开(公告)号：US20060294460A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US11166931

申请日：2005-06-24

申请人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Charles Nelson

发明人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Charles Nelson

IPC分类号： G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/21

CPC分类号： G06F17/211

摘要： Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for processing an electronic document are described. In one aspect, logical blocks that were extracted from the electronic document, including a text block comprising text lines each encompassed by a respective bounding rectangle, are received. Edges of ones of the bounding rectangles are extended to at least one boundary without changing layout relationships among the logical blocks in the electronic document. A text layout boundary is generated from extended and unextended edges of the bounding rectangles. A description of the text layout boundary is stored in a machine-readable medium.

公开(公告)号：US08391593B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US10863963

申请日：2004-06-09

申请人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Hui Chao ,  Jian Fan ,  Shridhar Diwan

发明人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Hui Chao ,  Jian Fan ,  Shridhar Diwan

IPC分类号： G06K9/34

CPC分类号： G06T11/60

摘要： Systems and methods according to the present invention provide techniques to automatically crop an image to a desired size. Automating the cropping process, while at the same time providing a high quality, cropped image, can be accomplished by employing a comprehensive approach that includes one or more of contextual cropping (e.g., basing cropping decisions on elements within the image to be cropped itself), training the cropping mechanism (e.g., using previously cropped versions of the same image or related images) and multiple operational modes (e.g., selecting one of a plurality of different cropping techniques for cropping a particular image).

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的系统和方法提供了将图像自动裁剪成所需尺寸的技术。 自动化裁剪过程，同时提供高质量的裁剪图像可以通过采用包括一个或多个上下文裁剪（例如，基于裁剪图像内的元素的裁剪决策本身）的综合方法来实现， 训练裁剪机制（例如，使用相同图像或相关图像的先前裁剪的版本）和多种操作模式（例如，选择用于裁剪特定图像的多种不同裁剪技术之一）。

公开(公告)号：US08245131B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US11055744

申请日：2005-02-10

申请人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin

发明人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/248

摘要： Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for constraining layout variations for accommodating variable content in electronic documents are described. In one aspect, explicit logical blocks extracted from the electronic document are received. Each of the explicit logical blocks corresponds to a content region of the electronic document assigned a respective content style. Layout relationships among the explicit logical blocks are determined. Based on the layout relationships, rules constraining layout variations among implicit logical blocks to approximate the electronic document in appearance while accommodating variable content are generated. Each of the implicit logical blocks corresponds to a respective one of the explicit logical blocks and accommodates variable content having the content style assigned to the corresponding explicit logical block. The rules are stored in a machine-readable medium.

摘要翻译： 描述用于约束电子文档中的可变内容的布局变化的方法，系统和机器可读指令。 在一个方面，接收从电子文档提取的显式逻辑块。 每个显式逻辑块对应于分配了相应内容风格的电子文档的内容区域。 确定显式逻辑块之间的布局关系。 基于布局关系，产生限制在隐式逻辑块之间的布局变化的规则，以在容纳可变内容的同时近似电子文档。 每个隐式逻辑块对应于显式逻辑块中的相应一个，并且容纳具有分配给对应的显式逻辑块的内容样式的可变内容。 规则存储在机器可读介质中。

公开(公告)号：US07151547B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-19

申请号：US10995683

申请日：2004-11-23

申请人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Hui Chao ,  Jian Fan

发明人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Hui Chao ,  Jian Fan

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60

摘要： Systems and methods according to the present invention provide techniques to automatically crop an image to a desired size and non-rectangular crop shape. A non-rectangular crop shape can, for example, be input to an image processing system. The non-rectangular crop shape is then used to process the original image to generate the desired crop.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的系统和方法提供了将图像自动裁剪成所需尺寸和非矩形裁剪形状的技术。 例如，可以将非矩形裁切形状输入到图像处理系统。 然后使用非矩形裁剪形状来处理原始图像以产生所需的作物。

公开(公告)号：US08090612B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US11184098

申请日：2005-07-19

申请人： Hui Chao ,  Menaka Indrani ,  Gary Vondran ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Parag M. Joshi ,  Dirk M. Beyer ,  C. Brian Atkins ,  Pere Obrador ,  Alex Xin Zhang

发明人： Hui Chao ,  Menaka Indrani ,  Gary Vondran ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Parag M. Joshi ,  Dirk M. Beyer ,  C. Brian Atkins ,  Pere Obrador ,  Alex Xin Zhang

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0247 ,  G06Q30/0249 ,  G06Q30/0254 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0273

摘要： Methods, machines, systems and machine-readable instructions for producing marketing items are described. In one aspect, a user is prompted to specify campaign parameters, including one or more campaign topics, defining a scope of the campaign. The user is prompted to specify for each of the one or more campaign topics a corresponding set of one or more attributes of intended recipients of the marketing campaign. The one or more specified campaign topics are associated to respective sets of targeted recipients selected from a database of records of potential recipients based on mappings of the respective sets of recipient attributes to the campaign topics and the specified campaign parameters defining the scope of the marketing campaign. For each of the targeted recipients, a respective marketing item containing a respective set of one or more contents matched to the campaign topic associated to the targeted recipient is composed.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于生产营销项目的方法，机器，系统和机器可读指令。 在一个方面，提示用户指定广告系列参数，包括一个或多个活动主题，定义广告系列的范围。 提示用户为一个或多个活动主题中的每一个指定营销活动的预期接收者的一个或多个属性的对应集合。 一个或多个指定的活动主题与从潜在接收者的记录的数据库中选择的各组目标接收者相关联，所述目标接收者基于针对该活动主题的各个接收方属性集合的映射以及指定的营销活动范围的活动参数 。 对于每个目标收件人，组成包含与与目标接收者相关联的活动主题匹配的一个或多个内容的相应集合的相应营销项目。

公开(公告)号：US20060179405A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11055744

申请日：2005-02-10

申请人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin

发明人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/248

摘要： Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for constraining layout variations for accommodating variable content in electronic documents are described. In one aspect, explicit logical blocks extracted from the electronic document are received. Each of the explicit logical blocks corresponds to a content region of the electronic document assigned a respective content style. Layout relationships among the explicit logical blocks are determined. Based on the layout relationships, rules constraining layout variations among implicit logical blocks to approximate the electronic document in appearance while accommodating variable content are generated. Each of the implicit logical blocks corresponds to a respective one of the explicit logical blocks and accommodates variable content having the content style assigned to the corresponding explicit logical block. The rules are stored in a machine-readable medium.

摘要翻译： 描述用于约束电子文档中的可变内容的布局变化的方法，系统和机器可读指令。 在一个方面，接收从电子文档提取的显式逻辑块。 每个显式逻辑块对应于分配了相应内容风格的电子文档的内容区域。 确定显式逻辑块之间的布局关系。 基于布局关系，产生限制在隐式逻辑块之间的布局变化的规则，以在容纳可变内容的同时近似电子文档。 每个隐式逻辑块对应于显式逻辑块中的相应一个，并且容纳具有分配给对应的显式逻辑块的内容样式的可变内容。 规则存储在机器可读介质中。

公开(公告)号：US07555711B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-30

申请号：US11166931

申请日：2005-06-24

申请人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Charles G. Nelson

发明人： Hui Chao ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Charles G. Nelson

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/211

摘要： Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for processing an electronic document are described. In one aspect, logical blocks that were extracted from the electronic document, including a text block comprising text lines each encompassed by a respective bounding rectangle, are received. Edges of ones of the bounding rectangles are extended to at least one boundary without changing layout relationships among the logical blocks in the electronic document. A text layout boundary is generated from extended and unextended edges of the bounding rectangles. A description of the text layout boundary is stored in a machine-readable medium.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于处理电子文档的方法，系统和机器可读指令。 在一个方面，从电子文档中提取的逻辑块，包括由各自的边界矩形包含的文本行的文本块。 边界矩形的边缘扩展到至少一个边界，而不改变电子文档中的逻辑块之间的布局关系。 文本布局边界由边界矩形的扩展和未延伸边缘生成。 文本布局边界的描述存储在机器可读介质中。

公开(公告)号：US20070022003A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11184098

申请日：2005-07-19

申请人： Hui Chao ,  Menaka Indrani ,  Gary Vondran ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Parag Joshi ,  Dirk Beyer ,  C. Atkins ,  Pere Obrador ,  Alex Zhang

发明人： Hui Chao ,  Menaka Indrani ,  Gary Vondran ,  Xiaofan Lin ,  Parag Joshi ,  Dirk Beyer ,  C. Atkins ,  Pere Obrador ,  Alex Zhang

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0247 ,  G06Q30/0249 ,  G06Q30/0254 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0273

摘要： Methods, machines, systems and machine-readable instructions for producing marketing items are described. In one aspect, a user is prompted to specify campaign parameters, including one or more campaign topics, defining a scope of the campaign. The user is prompted to specify for each of the one or more campaign topics a corresponding set of one or more attributes of intended recipients of the marketing campaign. The one or more specified campaign topics are associated to respective sets of targeted recipients selected from a database of records of potential recipients based on mappings of the respective sets of recipient attributes to the campaign topics and the specified campaign parameters defining the scope of the marketing campaign. For each of the targeted recipients, a respective marketing item containing a respective set of one or more contents matched to the campaign topic associated to the targeted recipient is composed.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于生产营销项目的方法，机器，系统和机器可读指令。 在一个方面，提示用户指定广告系列参数，包括一个或多个活动主题，定义广告系列的范围。 提示用户为一个或多个活动主题中的每一个指定营销活动的预期接收者的一个或多个属性的对应集合。 一个或多个指定的活动主题与从潜在接收者的记录的数据库中选择的各组目标接收者相关联，所述目标接收者基于针对该活动主题的各个接收方属性集合的映射以及指定的营销活动范围的活动参数 。 对于每个目标收件人，组成包含与与目标接收者相关联的活动主题匹配的一个或多个内容的相应集合的相应营销项目。

公开(公告)号：US20060109282A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-25

申请号：US10995683

申请日：2004-11-23

申请人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Hui Chao ,  Jian Fan

发明人： Xiaofan Lin ,  Hui Chao ,  Jian Fan

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60

摘要： Systems and methods according to the present invention provide techniques to automatically crop an image to a desired size and non-rectangular crop shape. A non-rectangular crop shape can, for example, be input to an image processing system. The non-rectangular crop shape is then used to process the original image to generate the desired crop.