Title :
A new method of document structure extraction using generic layout knowledge
Author :
Yashiro, Hiroshi ; Murakami, Tatsuya ; Shima, Yoshihiro ; Nakano, Yasuaki ; Fujisawa, Hiromichi
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A method of document structure extraction using generic layout knowledge is described. With this method, it is possible to translate images of multimedia documents, i.e. documents that include pictures, graphics, and color information, to hypertext. Hypertext consists of decomposed elements linked with each other through some logical relationship. The principal components of the method are extraction of logical structure elements using a rectangular set operation and generation of hierarchical links of the logical structure between the extracted document elements. It is shown experimentally that the logical structure of a technical paper can be extracted
Keywords :
computerised pattern recognition; hypermedia; color information; decomposed elements; document structure extraction; generic layout knowledge; graphics; hierarchical links; hypertext; logical relationship; logical structure elements; multimedia documents; pictures; rectangular set operation; Data mining; Graphics; Image retrieval; Image sequence analysis; Industrial relations; Information retrieval; Laboratories; Layout; Text analysis; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Applications of Machine Intelligence and Vision, 1989., International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
DOI :
10.1109/MIV.1989.40564
