Patent ID: 7590959
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A layout system recorded on a computer readable medium that sets at least one of a plurality of reference points and a plurality of reference lines of a grid in a layout region and arranges a layout element in the layout region using the positions of the reference points or the reference lines as reference positions, comprising: a reference position information storage unit that stores reference position information defining the positions of the at least one of the plurality of reference points and the plurality of reference lines and layout element attribute information defining an attribute of the layout element such that the reference position information and the layout element attribute information are associated with each other; a layout element acquiring unit that acquires the layout element; a layout element attribute information acquiring unit that acquires the layout element attribute information; a reference position information searching unit that searches the reference position information corresponding to the layout element attribute information acquired by the layout element attribute information acquiring unit from the reference position information storage unit; and a layout element arranging unit that arranges the layout element acquired by the layout element acquiring unit in the layout region by using the positions of the at least one of the plurality of reference points and the plurality of reference lines as the reference positions, based on the reference position information searched by the reference position information searching unit; wherein the layout element attribute information includes information defining the type of layout element, and wherein the layout element attribute information includes information defining an interval between rows when the layout element includes text.