Patent ID: 7870481

Claim:
A method of presenting data to a user using a computer system comprising: accessing an original presentation comprising two or more items of text and/or photos and/or other media; using an automatic summary module to create a gallery view comprising an arrangement of portions of said two or more items; wherein said automatic summary module determines said gallery view by analyzing a total number and relative number of each type or amount of said two or more items; as a result of said analyzing, said automatic summary module selects a template for said gallery view; wherein said template specifies one or more of: window sizes of video items; window sizes of audio items; sizes of text areas; numbers of text areas; sizes and orientations of image items; number of images; and scaling of images; as a result of said analyzing, said automatic summary module determines inclusion of and an arrangement of said items or portions of said items based on content or characteristics of media items; wherein said automatic summary module selects and arranges text portions of said gallery view by: referencing a selecting template; referencing images associated with a story to determine a number and sizes of the text areas; selecting a number of text sections from the story to fill out the text areas; wherein said selecting selects text by examining one or more of: paragraphs; paragraph size; and text placement in the story; selecting a number of different font sizes for text areas; associating text sections with the text areas; estimating the size of the text; choosing a font for which the text will fit into the text area such that the gallery view provides varying font sizes for the individual text areas, where this depends on the template, image sizes, and story text; such that in a system or presentation that has multiple stories, providing variation over different stories; and presenting said gallery view to said user.