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US 2004/0205472 A1Published application
System and method for constraint-based document generation
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorLisa S. Purvis
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a system and method for specifying a custom document as a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) to create the specified document using existing constraint solving algorithms wherein the document, its content components, and its layout requirements as elements of a constraint satisfaction problem which when solved, results in an automated document layout for the set of content components. This enables an easier (i.e., automated) custom document creation process while providing a wider array of output documents.
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A method of document composition comprising the steps of:
- a. specifying problem variables by identifying at least 1 document parameter that can be changed;
- b. specifying value domains for each variable, by identifying valid ranges for the associated document parameter;
- c. specifying one or more layout constraints which further constrain the value domains of associated document parameter variables;
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- d. determining a layout for the document such that the values chosen for the document parameters pass all of the specified constraints, according to one of a plurality of existing constraint satisfaction algorithms.
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