Automatic Layout Engine

• US 20190004686A1
• Filed: 06/29/2017
• Published: 01/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: HAMLIN, Drew, CHUNG, Andrew, FLYNN, III, William Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 11,036,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing automatic layout of an object in a presentation slide. An embodiment operates by implementing a graphical user interface defining a plurality of layout segments on a presentation slide. The embodiment receives an object from a user via an input gesture. The embodiment determines the object is in a layout segment of the plurality of layout segments. The embodiment determines a layout rule based on the determined layout segment and a property of the object. The embodiment then modifies the object based on the determined layout segment. The embodiment outputs a layout result based on the presentation slide and the modified object.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

implementing, by at least one processor, a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of layout segments on a presentation slide, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to allow insertion of an object into the presentation slide by an input gesture;

receiving, by the at least one processor, the object via the input gesture;

determining, by the at least one processor, the object is in a layout segment of the plurality of layout segments;

determining, by the at least one processor, a layout rule based on the determined layout segment and a property of the object;

modifying, by the at least one processor, the object based on the determined layout rule; and

outputting, by the at least one processor, a layout result based at least in part on the presentation slide and the modified object,

wherein at least one of the implementing, receiving, determining the object is in the layout segment, determining the layout rule, modifying, and outputting are performed by one or more computers.

2. The method of claim 1, the modifying further comprising:

modifying at least one of a position of the object, a size of the object, an orientation of the object, and a color of the object based on the determined layout rule.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the property of the object comprises a type of the object, a size of the object, an orientation of the object, or a color of the object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a picture, shape, video, animation, or text block.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second object via a second input gesture;

determining a position of the second object in a second layout segment of the plurality of layout segments;

determining a second layout rule based on the determined second layout segment and a property of the second object;

modifying the object based on the determined second layout rule;

modifying the second object based on the determined second layout rule; and

outputting the layout result based at least in part on the presentation slide, the modified object, and the modified second object.

6. The method of claim 1, the implementing further comprising:

defining the plurality of layout segments based on a plurality of gridlines.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining the layout rule in a configuration file based on a set of style preferences.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

implement a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of layout segments on a presentation slide, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to allow insertion of an object into the presentation slide by an input gesture;

receive the object via the input gesture;

determine the object is in a layout segment of the plurality of layout segments;

determine a layout rule based on the determined layout segment and a property of the object;

modify the object based on the determined layout rule; and

output a layout result based at least in part on the presentation slide and the modified object.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein to modify the object the at least one processor further configured to:

modify at least one of a position of the object, a size of the object, an orientation of the object, and a color of the object based on the determined layout rule.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the property of the object comprises a type of the object, a size of the object, an orientation of the object, or a color of the object.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the object is a picture, shape, video, animation, or text block.

12. The system of claim 8, the at least one processor further configured to:

receive a second object via a second input gesture;

determine a position of the second object in a second layout segment of the plurality of layout segments;

determine a second layout rule based on the determined second layout segment and a property of the second object;

modify the object based on the determined second layout rule;

modify the second object based on the determined second layout rule; and

output the layout result based at least in part on the presentation slide, the modified object, and the modified second object.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein to implement the graphical user interface the at least one processor further configured to:

define the plurality of layout segments based on a plurality of gridlines.

14. The system of claim 8, the at least one processor further configured to:

define the layout rule in a configuration file based on a set of style preferences.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

implementing a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of layout segments on a presentation slide, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to allow insertion of an object into the presentation slide by an input gesture;

receiving the object via the input gesture;

determining the object is in a layout segment of the plurality of layout segments;

determining a layout rule based on the determined layout segment and a property of the object;

modifying the object based on the determined layout rule; and

outputting a layout result based at least in part on the presentation slide and the modified object.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, the modifying comprising:

modifying at least one of a position of the object, a size of the object, an orientation of the object, and a color of the object based on the determined layout rule.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, wherein the property of the object comprises a type of the object, a size of the object, an orientation of the object, or a color of the object.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, wherein the object is a picture, shape, video, animation, or text block.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving a second object via a second input gesture;

determining a position of the second object in a second layout segment of the plurality of layout segments;

determining a second layout rule based on the determined second layout segment and a property of the second object;

modifying the object based on the determined second layout rule;

modifying the second object based on the determined second layout rule; and

outputting the layout result based at least in part on the presentation slide, the modified object, and the modified second object.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

defining the layout rule in a configuration file based on a set of style preferences.