Patent ID: 8291314
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a physical computing system for arranging a plurality of graphic objects on a page, the method comprising: receiving said plurality of graphic objects in said physical computing system, said plurality of graphic objects comprising a number of variable graphic objects and a number of fixed graphic objects; for each of said fixed graphic objects, creating a number of discrete dimension sets, said fixed graphic objects being treated as having variable dimensions during creation of said discrete dimension sets; generating a number of binary trees, each of said binary trees representing a unique layout for said plurality of graphic objects in which each of said fixed graphic object exhibits one of said discrete dimension sets; assigning a score to each of said binary trees; and arranging said graphic objects according to said layout represented by a binary tree selected from said number of generated binary trees based on said score; wherein the assigning a score to each said binary tree comprises: