Patent ID: 7010746
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for constraint-based generation of documents comprising: a processor; and an input device to input user specified constraints; said processor specifying, in accordance with the inputted user specified constraints, document area problem variables by identifying a plurality of document areas which have associated constraints; said processor specifying, in accordance with the inputted user specified constraints, document parameter problem variables by identifying document parameters that can be changed; said processor specifying document area value domains for each document area problem variable by identifying content pieces appropriate for the document areas having associated constraints; said processor specifying document parameter value domains for each document parameter problem variable by identifying valid ranges for each document parameter; said processor specifying a layout constraint which further constrains the value domains of the document parameter; said processor specifying content constraints which further constrain the value domains of the document areas having associated constraints; said processor determining a layout for a document such that the user specified constraints are satisfied; and said processor generating a document in accordance with the determined layout that satisfies the user specified constraints.