Article layout device for automatic column text layout

Details Article layout device for automatic column text layout Article layout device for automatic column text layout

1997-03-04

1999-09-21

Feild, Joseph H.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

G06F 1730

Patent

active

059567384

ABSTRACT:
An article layout device which comprises an article data input section, a column shape data generation section to divide the article space into a plurality of columns, a column layout order generation section to provide the generated columns with the layout orders, an article layout order generation section to provide the article data with the layout orders, a layout source data synthesis section to newly synthesize the division result of the article space, the column layout order and the article data layout order, an allocation section to allocate the article data to the columns according to the column layout order and the article data layout order, a layout result evaluation section to evaluate the layout results by the allocation section, an optimum layout result retrieval section to detect the layout result according to the evaluation result by the layout result evaluation section and an article output section to lay out and output the article data on the article space according to the layout result detected by the optimum layout result retrieval section.

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