Method of processing content and electronic device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10430648-B2
Application number	US-201514687583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2015
Priority date	Apr 21, 2014
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A method for processing content in an electronic device and an electronic device for doing the same are provided. The method includes acquiring content including at least one character, and performing at least one of classifying the acquired content into at least one of a plurality of categories by analyzing the acquired content or generating vector images including a vector image corresponding to the at least one character based on the acquired content and displaying at least a part of the vector images on a display functionally connected to the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of processing content in an electronic device, the method comprising:
acquiring, by a controller in the electronic device, content including a plurality of characters;
generating, by the controller, a plurality of editable images using the acquired content;
grouping the plurality of editable images into a plurality of blocks, based on sizes of the plurality of editable images, intervals between the plurality of editable images, and shapes of the plurality of editable images, wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of characters;
editing, by the controller, the plurality of editable images based on the grouped plurality of editable images; and
displaying, by the controller, the edited plurality of editable images,
wherein the editing of the plurality of editable images comprises:
identifying an interval between at least two adjacent blocks among the plurality of blocks; and
adjusting the interval between the at least two adjacent blocks based on the identified interval of the at least two adjacent blocks.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the plurality of editable images using the acquired content comprises generating vector images corresponding to the plurality of characters based on the acquired content, and wherein editing the plurality of editable images comprises:
editing the vector images.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein grouping the plurality of editable images into the plurality of blocks based on the sizes of the plurality of editable images, the intervals between the plurality of editable images, and the shapes of the plurality of editable images comprises:
determining intervals between the generated vector images and sizes of the generated vector images; and
comparing shapes of the vector images with a predetermined shape.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the editing of the plurality of editable images further comprises:
identifying intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks; and
adjusting the intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks based on the identified intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks.

5. An electronic device, comprising:
a display; and
a controller configured to:
acquire content including a plurality of characters, generate a plurality of editable images using the acquired content,
group the plurality of editable images into a plurality of blocks based on sizes of the plurality of editable images, intervals between the plurality of editable images, and shapes of the plurality of editable images,
edit the plurality of editable images based on the grouped plurality of editable images, and
display the edited plurality of editable image,
wherein each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of characters,
wherein the controller further configured to:
identify an interval between at least two adjacent blocks among the plurality of blocks; and
adjust the interval between the at least two adjacent blocks based on the identified interval of the at least two adjacent blocks.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to control generation of the plurality of editable images using the acquired content by generating vector images corresponding to the plurality of characters based on the acquired content, and control editing of the vector images.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to control determining intervals between the generated vector images and sizes of the generated vector images, and
comparing shapes of the vector images within a predetermined shape.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks; and
adjust the intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks based on the identified intervals of the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks is executed based on an average interval of the identified intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks.

10. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein grouping the plurality of editable images into the plurality of blocks comprises:
identifying pre-stored symbols;
grouping at least one of the plurality of editable images into at least one block by comparing the identified pre-stored symbols with the plurality of editable images.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein adjusting the intervals of the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks is executed based on the at least one symbol.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein editing the plurality of editable images comprises:
adjusting sizes of editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks according to types of the plurality of blocks, wherein the types of the plurality of blocks are identified based on shapes of the editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein adjusting the sizes of editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks is executed based on the size of editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks.

14. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
adjust the intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks based on an average interval of the identified intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks.

15. The electronic device of claim 5 ,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify pre-stored symbols, and
group at least one of the plurality of editable images into at least one block by comparing the identified pre-stored symbols with the plurality of editable images.

16. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the intervals between the plurality of characters included in each of the plurality of blocks based on the at least one symbol.

17. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
adjust sizes of editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks according to types of the plurality of blocks, wherein the types of the plurality of blocks are identified based on shapes of the editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks.

18. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
adjust the sizes of editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks based on the size of editable images included in each of the plurality of blocks.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Ki-Huk
• Lee Seung-Cheol
• Jeong Jin-Hong
• Park Tae-Gun
• Yoo Sang-Keun
• Yoon Sung-Ho

Classifications

• G06V30/40 Primary

  Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition · CPC title

• G06F3/01 Primary

  Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06T7/00

  Image analysis · CPC title

• G06K9/00442 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K2009/00489

  Physics · mapped topic