Automated layout of content in a page framework
December 13, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesFormatting text/graphics using plural independent formatting mechanisms Automatically balancing and vertically justifying a plurality of text/graphics-columns Flow attribute for text objects Implicit creation of a superblock data structure Method and system for programmed control of computer generated graphics layout Alignment method for positioning textual and graphic objects Document preparation apparatus having rearrangement apparatus for rearranging text according to region attribate information System for automatically processing a document including text and associated image information Document processing method and system Apparatus and method for automatically editing documents including text data and table data with ruled lines InventorApplicationNo. 768020 filed on 12/13/1996US Classes:715/517, Layout715/524, Detecting format code change715/539Block controlExaminersPrimary: Hong, Stephen S.Assistant: Bourque, Robert D Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG06F 017/21G06F 017/25 AbstractA method and apparatus for repositioning a content object on a page in response to a request to change the page framework associated with the page, the method including receiving a user request to change the page framework. The current page framework information associated with the page is retrieved including a description for each framework member in the current page framework. Alignment data for the content object is derived by determining if any edge of the content object aligns with a framework member. Thereafter, the page layout is redefined according to the user request. Finally, the content object is repositioned on the redefined page based on the alignment data. | |
