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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2006
Steven J. Harrington, Webster, NY (US);
Jose Fernando Naveda, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Rhys Price Jones, Rochester, NY (US);
Nathan Sarr, Rochester, NY (US);
Nishant Atul Thakkar, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul G. Roetling, Grand Island, NY (US);
Steven J. Harrington, Webster, NY (US);
Jose Fernando Naveda, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Rhys Price Jones, Rochester, NY (US);
Nathan Sarr, Rochester, NY (US);
Nishant Atul Thakkar, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul G. Roetling, Grand Island, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's interests. To analyze the qualitative nature of the layout in quantifiable terms, the electronic document is measure using various quantifiable factors; such as, balance, uniformity, white space management, alignment, consistency, legibility, etc.; that impact a qualitative nature of a document. Such quantifiable factors are then used to quantize the aesthetics, ease of use, eye-catching ability, interest, communicability, comfort, and convenience of the document.