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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Zhigang Fan, Webster, NY (US);
Reiner Eschbach, Webster, NY (US);
Michael Branciforte, Rochester, NY (US);
Farzin Blurfrushan, Torrance, CA (US);
Roger L. Triplett, Penfield, NY (US);
Raymond J. Clark, Webster, NY (US);
William A. Fuss, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael E. Farrell, Ontario, NY (US);
David E. Rumph, Pasadena, CA (US);
Zhigang Fan, Webster, NY (US);
Reiner Eschbach, Webster, NY (US);
Michael Branciforte, Rochester, NY (US);
Farzin Blurfrushan, Torrance, CA (US);
Roger L. Triplett, Penfield, NY (US);
Raymond J. Clark, Webster, NY (US);
William A. Fuss, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael E. Farrell, Ontario, NY (US);
David E. Rumph, Pasadena, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described that facilitate identifying objects in a document (e.g., a PDF document) for automatic image enhancement (AIE). A PDF document is 'chunked' or segmented into chunks, and boundaries between chunks are identified as real or imaginary. Chunks sharing imaginary boundaries are combined, while real boundaries are retained, to generate 'de-chunked' objects. These objects are then classified, and an AIE application is executed on objects meeting pre-specified classification criteria. In this manner, objects of r which AIE is not desired are not subjected to the AIE application, thereby saving time and processing resources associated with enhancing the document.