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Apparatus and a method for logically processing a composite graph in a formatted document

US9569407B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 2013
Grant dateFeb 14, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/414
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for logically processing a composite graph in a formatted document, the apparatus comprising: a composite graph block extraction unit, used to extract a composite graph block in the formatted document; a document parsing unit, used to parse the formatted document to obtain a text element contained therein; a cutline element extraction unit, used to extract a cutline element from the text element; a correlativity detection unit, used to detect correlativity between the composite graph block and the cutline element; a correlativity storage unit, used to store the detected correlativity. The present invention also provides a method for logically processing a composite graph in a formatted document. According to the technical scheme disclosed in the present invention, it is easily achieve layout understanding of the composite graph in a graph-text mixed layout of the formatted document, so as to avoid a logical error.

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