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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2010
Jagadeesh Chandra Bose Rantham Prabhakara, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Sangeetha Rao, Bangalore, IN;
Anitha Chandran, Bangalore, IN;
Jagadeesh Chandra Bose Rantham Prabhakara, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Sangeetha Rao, Bangalore, IN;
Anitha Chandran, Bangalore, IN;
Accenture Global Services Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A document to be segmented is converted into a common representation format, if necessary. Parsing of the document results in a document model that is analyzed based on at least one structure-dependent function to identify segments within the document. In one embodiment, the structure-dependent function may comprise a template, or a best-fit template of a plurality of templates, used for comparison with the document model. In other embodiments, the structure-dependent function may comprise table of contents information, font properties within the document model and/or an average segment size determined according to previously identified segments in one or more additional documents that are related to the document under consideration. Semantic-content dependent functions may be applied to further refine the analysis by identifying sub-segments within the extracted segments, or by identifying segments that may be properly merged according to the similarity of their respective semantic content.