Patents by Inventor Sandrine Ribeau

Sandrine Ribeau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for structuring documents based on layout, content and collection
    Patent number: 7693848
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for converting a document in a first format essentially comprising a flat layout structure into a structured document in a hierarchical form in accordance with predetermined attributes identified from the input format. The process comprises fragmenting the input document into a plurality of document content elements in accordance with a predetermined set of document attributes identifiable from the input document format. The content elements are clustered into selective sets having similar document attributes. The clustered sets are validated with reference to common textual properties organizational content common in documents in the collection. The clustered sets are then categorized into predetermined categories comprising structured elements of the structured document format and the document content elements are organized by hierarchical dependency from the predetermined categories wherein the organized document elements comprise the desired structured document format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hervé Déjean, Veronika Lux, Sandrine Ribeau
  • Method and apparatus for structuring documents based on layout, content and collection
    Publication number: 20060155700
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for converting a document in a first format essentially comprising a flat layout structure into a structured document in a hierarchical form in accordance with predetermined attributes identified from the input format. The process comprises fragmenting the input document into a plurality of document content elements in accordance with a predetermined set of document attributes identifiable from the input document format. The content elements are clustered into selective sets having similar document attributes. The clustered sets are validated with reference to common textual properties organizational content common in documents in the collection. The clustered sets are then categorized into predetermined categories comprising structured elements of the structured document format and the document content elements are organized by hierarchical dependency from the predetermined categories wherein the organized document elements comprise the desired structured document format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Herve Dejean, Veronika Lux, Sandrine Ribeau