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Document creation system and related methods

US7627809B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2005
Grant dateDec 1, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/106
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of creating a document having a displayable area on which information is placed, the method comprising providing a plurality of content-items which contain information that it is possible to display on the displayable area, dividing the displayable area into a set of sub-areas each capable of receiving one or more of the content-items, generating at least one set of proposed arrangements in which the content-items have been arranged within the set of sub-areas, selecting at least one of the proposed arrangements, according to predetermine criteria, as the layout of the content-items within the sub-areas of the displayable area to create the document; and causing a printing means to print the created document.

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