Balanced view generation for electronic documents
US6966026B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Balanced view generation of pages of electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, balancing the text of a page without forcing any of the text onto previous or subsequent pages is accomplished on a rolling pair of lines-by-rolling pair of lines basis. For each of a series of rolling pairs of lines of the page (for example, lines of text), it is determined whether a first line of the rolling pair is less than a second line of the rolling pair in length. If so, then it is determined whether a last word of the first line would fit as a first word of the second line, and whether so doing would meet a predetermined criteria. If so, then this action is performed.
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