Method and apparatus for editing documents

Details Method and apparatus for editing documents Method and apparatus for editing documents

1992-03-31

1993-01-12

Herndon, Heather R.

395147, G06F 1520

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for editing a document to automatically produce a satisfactory, well ordered layout which includes the steps of (a) extracting characteristic quantities which characterize different elements of the document; (b) deriving relationships among the different elements of the document in accordance with the characteristic quantities; (c) determining a layout of the different elements of the document in accordance with the relationships; and (d) processing the document in accordance with the layout.

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