Display/layout methods and apparatuses including content items and display containers
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1. A processor implemented method for automated layout of a plurality of content items, comprising:
- forming by a layout generator operated by a processor, an inner-outer display entity pair having an inner display entity and an outer display entity, the outer display entity being a display container, and the inner display entity being a selected one of one of said content items and another display container;
accepting or rejecting placement by the layout generator of the inner display entity into the outer display entity based at least in part on one or more layout placement criteria; and
repeating said forming and said accepting or rejecting at least one other time if layout of the content items is incomplete and another inner-outer display entity pair can be formed.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for generating rendering layout specifications for content items to be rendered, using display containers, and/or rendering the content items using the generated rendering layout specification are disclosed. In various embodiments, the generating of a rendering layout specification may include one or more of selecting a display container for a content item, selecting a content item for a display container, and selecting a display container for a display container.
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1. A processor implemented method for automated layout of a plurality of content items, comprising:
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forming by a layout generator operated by a processor, an inner-outer display entity pair having an inner display entity and an outer display entity, the outer display entity being a display container, and the inner display entity being a selected one of one of said content items and another display container; accepting or rejecting placement by the layout generator of the inner display entity into the outer display entity based at least in part on one or more layout placement criteria; and repeating said forming and said accepting or rejecting at least one other time if layout of the content items is incomplete and another inner-outer display entity pair can be formed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; an inner-outer display entity pair formation module operated by the processor to successively form one or more inner-outer display airs for automated layout of a plurality of content item, each inner-outer display entity pair having an inner display entity and an outer display entity, the outer display entity being a display container, and the inner display entity being a selected one of said content items and another display container; and an acceptance or rejection module operated by the processor to successively accept or reject placement of the inner display entity of each inner-outer display entity pair into the outer display entity of the inner-outer display entity pair, based at least in part on one or more layout placement criteria. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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