Patent Document ID: 7555730
Application ID: 11127326

Base Claim:
1. A method for arranging a set of graphic assemblies within an area, wherein at least one graphic assembly has more than one presentation, the method comprising: associating a presentation of a first graphic assembly from the set of graphic assemblies with a tree structure to form a candidate tree; modifying the candidate tree to form at least one alternate candidate tree by associating each presentation of a subsequent graphic assembly from the set of graphic assemblies with at least one available location in the candidate tree; computing scores for each alternate candidate tree with the subsequent graphic assembly in each possible presentation in the at least one available location on the candidate tree; selecting the alternate candidate tree having a best score; designating the alternate candidate tree having a best score to be the candidate tree; repeating the modifying, the computing, the selecting and the designating for all remaining graphic assemblies; and arranging the set of graphic assemblies within the area in accordance with the candidate tree.

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Claim 8:
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tree structure, candidate tree and each alternate candidate tree each comprises: at least one node; and at least one leaf emanating from one node wherein a subtree of the candidate tree comprises a location within the candidate tree and all nodes and leaves emanating from the location.