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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Kathrin Berkner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Siddharth Joshi, Stanford, CA (US);
Edward L. Schwartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrea Mariotti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kathrin Berkner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Siddharth Joshi, Stanford, CA (US);
Edward L. Schwartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrea Mariotti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automated document layout creation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a first layout of document image objects and creating a second layout of document image objects subject to placement constraints corresponding to placement of document image objects, at least one of the placement constraints being based on object content in one or more of the document image objects.