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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Evgeny N. Veselov, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter G. Salas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Phillip F. Cupp, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael Jacob Jolson, Seattle, WA (US);
Markus W. Mielke, Redmond, WA (US);
Veljko Miljanic, Seattle, WA (US);
Evgeny N. Veselov, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter G. Salas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Phillip F. Cupp, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael Jacob Jolson, Seattle, WA (US);
Markus W. Mielke, Redmond, WA (US);
Veljko Miljanic, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A trial based layout builder generates multiple trial multi-column layouts for content until a multi-column layout that satisfies particular criteria for multi-column balancing is generated. Multiple trial multi-column layouts can be generated in parallel based on different boundaries until a layout that does satisfy the criteria is identified. Different elements of the content laid out in different trial multi-column layouts can be reused in subsequently generated trial multi-column layouts. The content can also optionally be separated into multiple different portions at various break points, and trial multi-column layouts for the different portions can be generated in parallel. Additionally, if a trial multi-column layout for one of the portions that satisfies the particular criteria is identified, the content in that portion can be displayed while continuing to attempt to identify a layout for the content of the other portion that satisfies the one or more criteria.