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Patent No.:

US 11797750 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2022

Methods and systems for identifying and tagging outlined or converted text

Applicant:

Global Graphics Software Limited, Cambridge, GB;

Inventors:

Nigel Wild, Stockport, GB;

Martin Bailey, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Assignee:

GLOBAL GRAPHICS SOFTWARE LIMITED, Cambridge, GB;

Attorneys:

Branch Partners PLLC

Bruce E. Black

Primary Examiner:

Dung D Tran

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/109 (2020.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 3/1208 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06F 40/109 (2020.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01);

Abstract

A method for modifying a printable file includes receiving the printable file; identifying an element representing one or more text characters in the printable file; tagging the element; and incorporating metadata in the printable file, wherein the metadata is associated in the printable file with the tagged element and includes the one or more text characters. A method for using a printable file including at least one tagged graphics object that represents one or more characters and associated metadata includes receiving the printable file; and performing an activity using the printable file and the metadata within the printable file.

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