Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

University of Washington

Charles Edward Jacobs

Zhengyou Zhang

Zicheng Liu

Michael F Cohen

David H Salesin

Wilmot Li

David Bargeron

Sumit Basu

Geraldine G Wade

Lucretia Henrica Vanderwende

Wilmot Wei-Mau Li

Evan J Schrier

Junyi Li

Patrice Y Simard

Paul A Viola

Adam Finkelstein

James Russell Rinker

Questions about a passage of text that includes a sequence of two or more sentences are generated. Each question covers the content of a plurality of sentences in the passage, and includes a context portion of the passage and a question statement that is contextually related to the context portion of the passage. A user is also provided with questions about a passage of text they are reading. Each question is presented to the user, where this presentation includes displaying the context portion of the passage and the question statement that is contextually related to the context portion of the passage.

Generating high-level questions from sentences

Computer-storage media, computerized methods and systems for formatting a page layout according to form factors of a display area are provided. Initially, search results are received and dynamically converted into respective block-level elements, where each of the block-level elements is associated with a portion of content from one of the received search results. Form factors are retrieved from a graphical user interface. Typically the form factors are associated with properties of a display area initiated to present the search results. At least one adaptive template is selected according to the retrieved form factors. The portion of content of each of the block-level elements is formatted based on at least one adaptive template. Also, the adaptive template is utilized to establish content panes within the page layout, as directed by the form factors. These content panes are populated with one or more of the block-level elements.

Adaptive page layout utilizing block-level elements

A system and methods for facilitating adaptive grid-based document layout. More particularly, the adaptive grid-based document layout system and methods feature a new approach to adaptive grid-based document layout that utilizes a set of adaptive templates that are configurable in a range of different pages sizes and viewing conditions. The templates include various element types and constraint-based relationships that define the layout of elements with reference to viewing conditions under which the document content will be displayed and that define other content properties. Through a layout engine and paginator, the adaptive grid-based document layout system and methods determines a desirable sequence of templates to use for adapting document content. Additionally, the adaptive grid-based document layout system and methods provides a template authoring tool and user interface for interactively drawing and arranging layout elements within an adaptive template.

Facilitating adaptive grid-based document layout

A user interface for improving document layout on arbitrary devices of different resolutions and size using manifold representations of content. Manifold representations of content are: multiple versions of anything that might appear in a document, from text, to images, to even such things as stylistic conventions. The specific content is selected and formatted dynamically, on the fly, by a layout engine in order to best adapt to a given viewing situation. A user interface for authoring and editing such manifold content is disclosed.

System and method for adaptive document layout via manifold content

A system and method for improving document layout on arbitrary devices of different resolutions and size using manifold representations of content. Manifold representations of content are: multiple versions of anything that might appear in a document, from text, to images, to even such things as stylistic conventions. The specific content is selected and formatted dynamically, on the fly, by a layout engine in order to best adapt to a given viewing situation. A user interface for authoring and editing such manifold content is disclosed.

A global optimization framework for optical character recognition (OCR) of low-resolution photographed documents that combines a binarization-type process, segmentation, and recognition into a single process. The framework includes a machine learning approach trained on a large amount of data. A convolutional neural network can be employed to compute a classification function at multiple positions and take grey-level input which eliminates binarization. The framework utilizes preprocessing, layout analysis, character recognition, and word recognition to output high recognition rates. The framework also employs dynamic programming and language models to arrive at the desired output.

Low resolution OCR for camera acquired documents

A user interface for a system and method for improving document layout on arbitrary devices of different resolutions and size using manifold representations of content. Manifold representations of content are: multiple versions of anything that might appear in a document, from text, to images, to even such things as stylistic conventions. The specific content is selected and formatted dynamically, on the fly, by a layout engine in order to best adapt to a given viewing situation.

User interface for adaptive document layout via manifold content

A system and methods for facilitating adaptive grid-based document layout. More particularly, the present invention features a new approach to adaptive grid-based document layout that utilizes a set of adaptive templates that are configurable in a range of different pages sizes and viewing conditions. The templates include various element types and constraint-based relationships that define the layout of elements with reference to viewing conditions under which the document content will be displayed and that define other content properties. Through a layout engine and paginator, the present invention determines a desirable sequence of templates to use for adapting document content. Additionally, the present invention provides a template authoring tool and user interface for interactively drawing and arranging layout elements within an adaptive template.

System and methods for facilitating adaptive grid-based document layout

Described herein is a technique for creating a 3D face model using images obtained from an inexpensive camera associated with a general-purpose computer. Two still images of the user are captured, and two video sequences. The user is asked to identify five facial features, which are used to calculate a mask and to perform fitting operations. Based on a comparison of the still images, deformation vectors are applied to a neutral face model to create the 3D model. The video sequences are used to create a texture map. The process of creating the texture map references the previously obtained 3D model to determine poses of the sequential video images.

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