Generating an electronic document with a consistent text ordering
US11914943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for generating text content arranged in a consistent read order from a source document including text corresponding to different read orders are disclosed. A system parses a binary file representing an electronic document to identify characters and metadata associated with the characters. The system pre-sorts a character order of characters in each line of the electronic document to generate an ordered list of characters arranged according to the right-to-left reading order. The system performs a layout-mirroring operation to change a position of characters within the modified document relative to a right edge of the document and a left edge of the document. Subsequent to performing layout-mirroring, the system identifies native left-to-right reading-order text in-line with the native right-to-left reading-order text. The system flips the reading order of the native left-to-right read-order characters into the left-to-right reading order to be consistent with the native right-to-left read-order text.
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