Data processing systems, devices, and methods for content analysis
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1. A method comprising:
- via a computer;
identifying a reference within a figure, wherein the reference refers to a figure element depicted in the figure via a line extending between the reference and the figure element;
identifying an identifier in a text describing the figure, wherein the identifier corresponds to the reference, wherein the identifier identifies the figure element in the text;
at least one of;
replacing the reference on the figure with a copy of the identifier, orplacing a copy of the identifier within the figure element depicted on the figure.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods operative for identifying a reference within a figure and an identifier in a text associated with the figure, the reference referring to an element depicted in the figure, the reference corresponding to the identifier, the identifier identifying the element in the text, placing the identifier on the figure at a distance from the reference, the identifier visually associated with the reference upon the placing, the placing of the identifier on the figure is irrespective of the distance between the identifier and the reference.
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1. A method comprising:
via a computer; identifying a reference within a figure, wherein the reference refers to a figure element depicted in the figure via a line extending between the reference and the figure element; identifying an identifier in a text describing the figure, wherein the identifier corresponds to the reference, wherein the identifier identifies the figure element in the text; at least one of; replacing the reference on the figure with a copy of the identifier, or placing a copy of the identifier within the figure element depicted on the figure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12)
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4. A method comprising:
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identifying, via a computer, a reference on a page, wherein the page comprises on illustration, wherein the reference refers to an element of the illustration via a first line on the page, wherein the first line extends from the reference to the element; identifying, via the computer, an identifier in a textual description of the illustration, wherein the identifier corresponds to the reference, wherein the identifier identifies the element in the textual description; placing, via the computer, a copy of the identifier onto the page; placing, via the computer, a second line onto the page, wherein the second line extends from the reference to the placed copy such that the placed copy is visually associated with the reference on the page via the second line. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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identifying, via a computer, a reference on a page, wherein the page comprises an illustration, wherein the reference refers to an element of the illustration via a line on the page, wherein the line extends between the reference and the element; identifying, via the computer, an identifier in a textual description of the illustration, wherein the identifier corresponds to the reference, wherein the identifier identifies the element in the textual description; placing, via the computer, a copy of the identifier onto the page; placing, via the computer, a shape onto the page, wherein the shape encloses the reference and the placed copy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of computerized annotation, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a first computer, a file from a second computer over a network, wherein the file comprises a figure and a text, wherein the figure comprises an element, a first line, and a reference, wherein the first line extends between the element and the reference, wherein the text describes the figure, wherein the text comprises an identifier corresponding to the reference, wherein the identifier identifies the element, wherein the first computer is coupled to the network, wherein the second computer is coupled to the network; opening, by the first computer, the file; performing, by the first computer, an optical character recognition on the figure; identifying, by the first computer, the reference based at least in part on the optical character recognition; performing, by the first computer, an alphanumeric search of the text for the identifier based at least in part on the reference identified based at least in part on the optical character recognition; identifying, by the first computer, the identifier based at least in part on the alphanumeric search; modifying, by the first computer, the file based at least in part on the identifier identified based at least in part on the alphanumeric search, wherein the modifying comprises at least one of; a) replacing, by the first computer, the reference with a copy of the identifier, b) placing, by the first computer, a copy of the identifier within the element, c) placing, by the first computer, a second line and a copy of the identifier onto the figure, wherein the second line extends between the reference and the copy of the identifier, or d) placing, by the first computer, a shape and a copy of the identifier onto the figure, wherein the shape encloses the reference and the copy of the identifier; and displaying, by the first computer, the figure based at least in part on the modifying. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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