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Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable medium

US8548240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 2011
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/412
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprises: unit configured to divide input document data into a body region, a caption region, and an object region; unit configured to acquire text information included in each of the body region and the caption region; unit configured to search the text information in the body region for an anchor term, to extract an anchor term from the text information in the caption region, and to generate a bi-directional link between a portion corresponding to the anchor term in the body region and a portion of the object region to which the caption region is appended; and unit configured to convert the input document data into digital document data in which the portion corresponding to the anchor term in the body region and the portion corresponding to the object region to which the caption region is appended are bi-directionally linked based on the link.

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