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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Robert L. Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
C. Brandon Forehand, Seattle, WA (US);
Keith L. Frost, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert L. Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
C. Brandon Forehand, Seattle, WA (US);
Keith L. Frost, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Editing the sequential flow of objects of a page is disclosed. The objects may have intended correct sequential order for processing or viewing, which may be difficult to detect by a computer algorithm. An initial flow may be created using an initial flow algorithm to provide an initial order of the objects. The initial flow may be visually represented on a page, such as by a curve drawn through the objects. A human editor may reorder the objects if the initial flow is not correct. In some aspects, the editor may trace a new order of the objects by controlling an input device to sequentially order the objects in an editor-assigned flow. In other aspects, the editor may sequentially select objects to create the editor-assigned flow. In response to the editor-assigned flow, a validation flow may be created, which may assist the editor in confirming accuracy of the edited flow. In other aspects, heuristics may learn from the editor-assigned flow to improve the initial flow over time.