System for and method of displaying non-rectangular images in electronic content on a reader device
US8385659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for and method of displaying non-rectangular images in electronic content on an electronic device in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying, using a template identification computing apparatus, an image shape template associated with a non-rectangular image that is part of electronic content to be displayed on the electronic device, determining, using a boundary region determination computing apparatus, a boundary region of the image shape template, placing, using an image placement computing apparatus, the non-rectangular image inside the boundary region of the image shape template and on the electronic content, flowing, using a text flow computing apparatus, text that is part of the electronic content outside and along the boundary region of the image shape template, and transmitting, using a communication computing apparatus, the electronic content along with the non-rectangular image to the electronic device via a network.
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