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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Philip Milne, Mountain View, CA (US);
Philip Milne, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for generating displays based on a layout with space components. A layout is received that specifies a set of rectangular components, each rectangular component having at least one size. The set of rectangular components includes a non-visible space component configured not to react to user-interface events. A plurality of grid lines is determined from the layout. Each rectangular component is associated with at least two grid lines that are based on the at least one size of the rectangular component. A system of constraints is generated, where each constraint is related to at least two grid lines of the plurality of grid lines. The system of constraints is solved to determine a location for each grid line in the plurality of grid lines. A display of the rectangular components is generated based on the locations of the grid lines.