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Systems and methods for producing digital content

  • US 20020165937A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2002
  • Published: 11/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A digital content production system, comprising:

  • a content storage device that stores registered digital contents;

    a content selection device that selects digital contents for arrangement in the content storage device; and

    a content production device that produces the digital content for output by determining an output layout of the digital contents for arrangement selected by the content selection device, the content production device producing the digital content for output by arranging information forming the digital contents for arrangement into a predetermined frame in a layout area, and wherein, when a blank region containing no information arranged therewithin is present in the layout area after the information forming the digital contents for arrangement is arranged in the layout area, the content selection device and the content production device arranging a text information storage frame that stores text information into the blank region, selecting a digital content for the blank region in the content storage device in accordance with a predetermined priority order, storing text information contained in the selected digital content for the blank region into the text information storage frame if the number of characters of the text information contained in the selected digital content for the blank region does not exceed the number of characters storable in the text information storage frame, and performing again selection of a digital content for the blank region if the number of characters of the text information contained in the selected digital content for the blank region exceeds the number of characters storable in the text information storage frame.

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