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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Robert M. Ayers, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregg D. Wilensky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert M. Ayers, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregg D. Wilensky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method includes receiving, by a computer, a plurality of objects, each object in the plurality having one or more associated attributes and an associated visual representation, wherein a sequential arrangement of the plurality of objects is specified based on the one or more associated attributes. The method includes defining a path according to a space-filling curve. The method includes determining that a visual representation of a first object in the sequential arrangement has a shape that is incompatible with a current position on the path. The method includes responsive to the determining, reordering the sequential arrangement, including assigning at least one visual representation of a second object to the current position on the path. The method includes assigning the visual representation of the first object to a subsequent position on the path with which the shape is compatible.