Patent · US Expired

Text reflow in a structured document

US6915484B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 2000
Grant dateJul 5, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/191
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and computer program product for reflowing a PDL page without using the original application used to create the PDL page. The method and computer program product include receive a page represented in a page description language, the page including a plurality of page objects, and changing one or both of a size of the page and a size of one or more of the page objects, while maintaining spatial relationships between the page objects.

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