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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Hitoshi Osaka, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hitoshi Osaka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/387 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/211 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); H04N 1/3871 (2013.01);
Abstract
In the case of disposing regions of various sizes within a page, many blank areas appear and a layout result that is visually attractive could not be obtained. Therefore the present invention determines the starting position of a new row or column, using the difference in sizes of the multiple regions disposed in each row or column.