Selecting elements from an electronic document
US7027071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is operable to select a plurality of related graphics elements for extraction from an electronic document. The selection of the plurality of related graphics elements includes creating a graphics region in the electronic document, and the graphics region includes an expandable area in the document encompassing the plurality of related graphics elements. The memory stores the electronic document from which the plurality of related graphics elements are extracted.
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