摘要 |
A system and method for processing an existing document (e.g., a patent) to discern useful information (e.g., key text items) and/or relevant locations (e.g., where such information was not originally expressly displayed) in the document, and alter the document by selectively adding discerned useful information to relevant locations. Also, a method and system for preparing a revised drawing from an existing drawing by processing the existing drawing to discern graphically distinct parts of the drawing and selectively insert desired symbolic references to discerned parts, and/or to discern existing text references and selectively replace them with symbolic references; and/or to discern extraneous and/or non-conforming drawing elements and selectively eliminate, modify, or replace them.
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