Text resizing within an embedded image

• US 9,483,858 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2016
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Price, Dana L., Smith-Eigenbrode, Shelbee D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Debrow, James J
• Application Number:
  US15/041,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20160148410A1
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: 715/271
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/413 Classification of content, e.g. text, photographs or tables
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/414 Extracting the geometrical structure, e.g. layout tree; Block segmentation, e.g. bounding boxes for graphics or text

Abstract

A computer receives user preferences. The computer receives a document, wherein the document includes an image. The computer determines that the image contains embedded text. The computer determines that the embedded text does not satisfy the received user preferences. The computer modifies the embedded text to satisfy user preferences.

Claims

1. A method for modifying text embedded within an image, comprising the steps of:

a computer receiving user preferences;

the computer receiving a document, wherein the document includes an image;

the computer utilizing optical character recognition to determine that the image contains text;

the computer determining that the text does not satisfy the user preferences;

the computer determining that the text is embedded in the image;

the computer extracting the embedded text;

the computer utilizing photo correction software to fill in one or more portions of the image that have been corrupted as a result of the extraction of the embedded text;

the computer modifying the embedded text to satisfy the user preferences;

the computer determining that the modified embedded text conflicts with the image by determining that the modified embedded text does not fit an original footprint of the text within the image; and

the computer prompting a user selection to overlay the modified embedded text in a position that includes at least one of;

within the original footprint of the text within a scrollable text box and within a text box outside of the image while utilizing indicators to identify the original footprint of the text.