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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2005
Mary Ann Sprague, Macedon, NY (US);
Anne Stimson, Pittsford, NY (US);
Mary Ann Sprague, Macedon, NY (US);
Anne Stimson, Pittsford, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein acquire an image containing text, identify distinct regions of text within the image (using, for example, a document model), and separate sub-images of the image according to the distinct regions of text. The embodiments can then order the sub-images according to a predetermined order (which may be different than the order that the sub-images appeared in the original image) and display the regions of text in this predetermined order. The method and system presented herein make the graphic user interface more user-friendly by potentially changing the manner (order) in which the regions of text are displayed.