System and method for populating a region in a publication
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1. A method for populating at least one region in a publication, comprising:
- associating a priority with each of a number of content items to be populated into the at least one region of the publication in a computer system; and
populating the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items.
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Abstract
A method, a program embodied on a computer readable medium, and a system for populating at least one region in a publication are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of associating a priority with each of a number of content items to be populated into the at least one region of the publication in a computer system, and, populating the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items.
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1. A method for populating at least one region in a publication, comprising:
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associating a priority with each of a number of content items to be populated into the at least one region of the publication in a computer system; and
populating the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A program embodied in a computer readable medium for populating at least one region in a publication, comprising:
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code that associates a priority with each of a number of content items to be populated into the at least one region of the publication; and
code that populates the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A system for populating at least one region in a publication, comprising:
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means for associating a priority with each of a number of content items to be populated into the at least one region of the publication; and
means for populating the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for populating at least one region in a publication, comprising:
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identifying a number of content items with which to populate the at least one region of the publication in a computer system;
associating a priority with each of the content items;
identifying a preference associated with select ones of the content items;
adjusting the priority associated with the select ones of the content items based upon the respective preferences;
populating the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items; and
discarding select ones of the content items that do not fit within a remaining unpopulated portion of the at least one region.
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23. A system for populating at least one region in a publication, comprising:
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means for identifying a number of content items with which to populate the at least one region of the publication in a computer system;
means for associating a priority with each of the content items;
means for identifying a preference associated with select ones of the content items;
means for adjusting the priority associated with the select ones of the content items based upon the respective preferences;
means for populating the at least one region with the content items in an order corresponding to the priority associated with each of the content items; and
means for discarding select ones of the content items that do not fit within a remaining unpopulated portion of the at least one region.
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