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Automatic spine creation from book covers without spines

  • US 8,131,009 B2
  • Filed: 11/11/2008
  • Issued: 03/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically generating spine image areas for book covers originally created for books without spines, comprising:

  • providing a single, undifferentiated digital cover image that includes front and back portions;

    determining the required size of the spine; and

    stretching said front portion of said cover image horizontally in a first direction a predetermined amount;

    stretching said back portion of said cover image horizontally in a second direction a predetermined amount; and

    confirming that the produced cover image is correct.

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