Text reflow in a structured document

Details Text reflow in a structured document Text reflow in a structured document

2011-05-03

2011-05-03

Wang, Andrew (Department: 2628)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

Layout

C715S253000, C715S249000, C715S244000, C345S662000, C345S663000

Reexamination Certificate

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07937654

ABSTRACT:
A method and computer program product for reflowing a PDL page without using the original application used to create the PDL page. The method and computer program product include receiving a page represented in a page description language, the page including a plurality of page objects, and changing one or both of a size of the page and a size of one or more of the page objects, while maintaining spatial relationships between the page objects.

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