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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Krzysztof Adam Koziarz, Denistone, AU;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of generating a region-based representation of a document is disclosed. A global compositing sequence is generated based on a predetermined rule, using fill data and at least one compositing operation associated with a plurality of objects of the document, to form an object-based representation of the document. The region-based representation of the document is generated based on a further compositing sequence determined for regions formed using the object-based representation. The method also determines whether at least one of the regions satisfies the predetermined rule using a relative arrangement of the objects in the object-based representation. Where the region satisfies the predetermined rule, a reference to the global compositing sequence is created. Where the region does not satisfy the predetermined rule, a local compositing sequence is generated using fill data and compositing operations associated with the objects contributing to the region.