An ODA/Dexter Hyperdocument System with Automated Link Definition

In this contribution we consider the construction and storage of hyperdocuments; converting scanned paper documents into hypertext. Hyperlink generation is automated by analyzing the image of the document. A number of document analysis tools are described. For the hyperlink detection the main contribution of this paper is the automated construction of links between the text and picture labels. The storage and retrieval of documents is based on the recently developed Dexter Hypertext Reference Model 4] in conjunction with the well known Open Document Architecture 1]. The symbiosis of these two standards leads to a solid base for data structures and data manipulation. Some practical results of hyperlink acquisition are presented.