System and method for converting a coordinate based document to a markup language (ML) based document
US6115723A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/166
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Converting an electronic representation of a coordinate based document to an electronic representation of a tag based document is described. Objects, defined by records stored in the electronic representation of the coordinate based document, that are positioned in a current line are identified. The identified objects are sorted based on respective horizontal positions (specifically, from left to right) of the identified objects in an electronic canvas. A vertical distance between the current line and an adjacent line is calculated, and an inter-line tag is generated as a function of the distance. The inter-line tag is stored in the electronic representation of the tag based document.
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