Patent ID: 8327262
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A layout editing apparatus ‘including a computer processor’ for laying out a plurality of contents comprising: a comparing unit that compares a total size of the plurality of contents with a size of a processing area where the plurality of contents is arranged; a generation unit that, in a case where the total size is smaller than the size of the processing area, generates a plurality of containers, to lay out the plurality of contents, enlarged according to an enlargement ratio set based on the total size and the size of the processing area; an arrangement unit that arranges the plurality of containers within a prescribed width of the processing area; a determination unit that determines whether or not an aspect ratio of a result of arrangement fulfills predetermined conditions; and a template generation unit that, in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the aspect ratio fulfills the predetermined conditions, generates a template including the plurality of containers arranged by the arrangement unit, and wherein, in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the aspect ratio does not fulfill the predetermined conditions, the arrangement unit arranges a plurality of containers using a reduced enlargement ratio.