US 10,482,173 B2Granted

Quality distributions for automated document

AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

InventorsNiranjan Damera Venkata, Ildus Ahmadullin

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Abstract

Example embodiments relate to automated document composition using quality distributions. In example embodiments, each image in a document is processed by determining quality scores that describe image distortion for potential aspect ratios, determining height deviations for the aspect ratios, and generating quality distributions using the height deviations and quality scores. At this stage, a page template is applied to a subset of elements from the document to render a page of the document, and a page score is determined for the page based on, at least, the quality distribution of an image, where the page template is adjusted to include a selected aspect ratio that maximizes the page score of the page.

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Dependent claims

A system for performing automated document composition using quality distributions, the system comprising:

a processor to:
for each image of a plurality of images included in a document:
determine a plurality of quality scores that each describe image distortion for one of a plurality of potential aspect ratios of the image, wherein each of the plurality of potential aspect ratios is determined using one of a plurality of column spans;
determine a plurality of height deviations for the plurality of potential aspect ratios;
generate a quality distribution for the image using the plurality of height deviations and the plurality of quality scores;
and
optimize a designer specified variable of the page template based on a comparison of a rate of change in a quality score of the quality distribution of the image and a rate change in an aesthetic score in an aesthetic distribution;
apply a page template to a subset of elements from the document to render a page of the document;
determine a page score for the page based on the quality distribution of at least one of the plurality of images, wherein the page template is adjusted to include a selected aspect ratio of the plurality of potential aspect ratios that maximizes the page score of the page;
repeat application of the page template and determination of the page score for a plurality of page templates that are selected based on a first quantity of image elements and a second quantity of non-image elements in the subset of elements;
and
select the page template with a greatest page score.

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A method for performing automated document composition using quality distributions, the method comprising:

for each image of a plurality of images included in a document:
determining a plurality of quality scores that each describe image distortion for one of a plurality of potential aspect ratios of the image,
wherein each of the plurality of potential aspect ratios is determined using one of a plurality of column spans;
determining a plurality of height deviations for the plurality of potential aspect ratios;
and
generating a quality distribution for the image using the plurality of height deviations and the plurality of quality scores;
and
optimize a designer specified variable of the page template based on a comparison of a rate of change in a quality score of the quality distribution of the image and a rate change in an aesthetic score in an aesthetic distribution;
applying a page template of a plurality of page templates to a subset of elements from the document to render a page of the document, wherein the plurality of page templates are selected based on a first quantity of image elements and a second quantity non-image elements in the subset of elements;
determining the page score for the page based on the quality distribution of at least one of the plurality of images, wherein the page template is adjusted to include a selected aspect ratio of the plurality of potential aspect ratios that maximizes the page score of the page;
repeating the applying and the determining for a plurality of page templates that are selected based on a first quantity of image elements and a second quantity of non-image elements in the subset of elements;
and
selecting the page template with a greatest page score.

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A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor for performing automated document composition using quality distributions, the machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions to:

for each image of a plurality of images included in a document:
determine a plurality of quality scores that each describe image distortion for one of a plurality of potential aspect ratios of the image, wherein each of the plurality of potential aspect ratios is determined using one of a plurality of column spans;
determine a plurality of height deviations for the plurality of potential aspect ratios;
generate a quality distribution for the image using the plurality of height deviations and the plurality of quality scores;
and
optimize a designer specified variable of the page template based on a comparison of a rate of change in a quality score of the quality distribution of the image and a rate change in an aesthetic score in an aesthetic distribution;
apply a page template of a plurality of page templates to a subset of elements from the document to render a page of the document, wherein the plurality of page templates are selected based on a first quantity of image elements and a second quantity non-image elements in the subset of elements;
determine the page score for the page based on the quality distribution of at least one of the plurality of images, wherein the page template is adjusted to include a selected aspect ratio of the plurality of potential aspect ratios that maximizes the page score of the page;
repeat application of the page template and determination of the page score for a plurality of page templates that are selected based on a first quantity of image elements and a second quantity of non-image elements in the subset of elements;
and
select the page template with a greatest page score.

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