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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventor:
Hervé Déjean, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/22 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/245 (2013.01); G06F 17/218 (2013.01); G06F 17/2241 (2013.01); G06F 17/2247 (2013.01); G06F 17/2288 (2013.01); G06F 17/241 (2013.01); G06F 17/248 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides a method and system of generating a graphical organization of a document page. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes identifying grid-based structures represented by graphical lines of a document page. The exemplary method includes a sequence of steps where a rectangular zone associated with the page is analyzed by looking for lines that entirely cross the zone, either horizontally or vertically. A hierarchy of grid-based structures are then identified, which can be used for analysis of the document and/or data extraction.