Abstract: Apparatus and method for automatic adaptation of an image of a print page into a version suitable for an electronic screen. An input obtains an electronic image of a page of the print publication, the page comprising items, such as headlines, images and articles, arranged in a print version layout. A layout parser parses the page layout, the parsing comprising identifying the items arranged therein, including identifying boundaries of the items within the layout, and text belonging to the items. A text sizing unit selects text sizes for respective items to render the items readable when the text is shown on screen as part of the page. The resized text may no longer fit into the boundaries so a text flowing unit flows text of the item dynamically, thereby to provide an electronic screen version of the image of the page, the screen version retaining the print version layout and having text sized to be readable when shown on a screen.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for automatic adaptation of an image of a print page into a version suitable for an electronic screen. An input obtains an electronic image of a page of the print publication, the page comprising items, such as headlines, images and articles, arranged in a print version layout. A layout parser parses the page layout, the parsing comprising identifying the items arranged therein, including identifying boundaries of the items within the layout, and text belonging to the items. A text sizing unit selects text sizes for respective items to render the items readable when the text is shown on screen as part of the page. The resized text may no longer fit into the boundaries so a text flowing unit flows text of the item dynamically, thereby to provide an electronic screen version of the image of the page, the screen version retaining the print version layout and having text sized to be readable when shown on a screen.

Abstract: A multi-channel publishing system for publishing tagged content in a plurality of versions via a plurality of channels, comprises: an input for tagged content; an input for receptacles of intelligent layout rules, the receptacles comprising cells associated with tags, the cells being optimized within the receptacles for respective versions or respective channels; a tagged content insertion unit for inserting the tagged content into the cells of the receptacles according to the tags, the receptacles actively responding to the content insertion by adjusting the cells to allow fitting of the content, the adjusting being constrained by at least one intelligent layout rule, thereby to form the plurality of versions of the tagged content optimized for respective output channels; and a publishing unit for outputting the plurality of versions.

Abstract: A system and a method for publishing a newspaper page or other data through a Web page, to make it available more easily through a network such as the Internet. The data is automatically converted by first rendering the newspaper page into a digital format; the converting the digital format to a basic internal publishing format; and then publishing the data in a number of different possible publishing formats, including a mark-up language document such as a Web page. Features include arrangement of content according to relationships within the information by analyzing the page as distinct objects. Object types include titles, articles, pictures etc. Objects may be categorized, and objects in each category are preferably compressed according to a different image format.

Abstract: A system and a method for the conversion of archived documents to a digital format and storage of the data extracted in repositories which may be easily extracted and searched by a user over a network such as the Internet. The data is preferably stored in the form of microfilm, although optionally the present invention could be operative with other types of physical media, such as microfiche, paper and any type of printed material. The microfilm data is preferably divided and/or grouped into at least one file. Optionally and preferably, each file undergoes the following automatic processing stages: combining files; analyzing image layout; segmentation; OCR; optional segmentation improvement; and output to XML, or another suitable output data format and/or language. In the last stage, the data contained in the files is preferably extracted and then more preferably transmitted to the relevant repository unit.

Abstract: A system and a method for the conversion of archived documents to a digital format and storage of the data extracted in repositories which may be easily extracted and searched by a user over a network such as the Internet. The data is preferably stored in the form of microfilm, although optionally the present invention could be operative with other types of physical media, such as microfiche, paper and any type of printed material. The microfilm data is preferably divided and/or grouped into at least one file. Optionally and preferably, each file undergoes the following automatic processing stages: combining files; analyzing image layout; segmentation; OCR; optional segmentation improvement; and output to XML, or another suitable output data format and/or language. In the last stage, the data contained in the files is preferably extracted and then more preferably transmitted to the relevant repository unit.

Abstract: A system and a method for publishing a newspaper page or other data through a Web page, such that the information can be made available more easily through a network such as the Internet. The data is automatically converted to the Web page format by first rendering the newspaper page into a digital format; converting the digital format to a basic internal publishing format; and then publishing the data in any one of a number of different possible publishing formats, including but not limited, a mark-up language document such as a Web page for example. The present invention supports such advanced features as arrangement of the content of the newspaper according to relationships within the information of the content and/or according to the preference(s) of the user by analyzing the newspaper page as a plurality of objects. Each newspaper object may optionally be a title, an article, a picture and/or other graphic advertisement, and so forth.

Abstract: A system and a method for converting microfilm data in a digital format for publishing through a network such as the Internet. First, an image is created of the microfilm, preferably in the TIFF format. Next, the words of the image are recognized through a process of OCR (optical character recognition), with an associated probability of error. The image data can then be converted into a digital format for publication, for example as XML data. Preferably, the user is able to perform a keyword search on the digital format data. More preferably, the keyword search is an adaptive search.