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Arranging graphic objects on a page

US8291314B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2009
Grant dateOct 16, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2340/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method performed by a physical computing system for arranging a plurality of graphic objects on a page includes receiving the plurality of graphic objects in the physical computing system, the plurality of graphic objects including a number of variable graphic objects and a number of fixed graphic objects. The method further includes, for each of the fixed graphic objects, creating a number of discrete dimension sets, generating a number of binary trees, each of the binary trees representing a unique layout for the plurality of graphic objects in which each of the fixed graphic object exhibits one of the discrete dimension sets, assigning a score to each of the binary trees, and arranging the graphic objects according to the layout represented by a binary tree selected from the number of generated binary trees based on the score.

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