Method, system, and computer program product for arranging content in a plurality of regions to obtain a content-aware layout

A system for arranging a plurality of objects into a plurality of regions to obtain a content-aware layout, the system comprising:

• means for receiving region data which specifies properties for a plurality of regions;
• means for receiving object data which specifies properties for a plurality of objects;
• and
• at least one processor to process the object and region data to produce an arrangement of the plurality of objects into the plurality of regions, wherein, for at least one of the regions, the at least one processor:
• generates a plurality of candidate object layouts;
• scores the plurality of candidate object layouts to obtain a score for each of the layouts;
• and
• selects one of the layouts from the candidate object layouts for the region based on the scores.

A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium that stores a set of instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps comprising:

• receiving region data which specifies properties for a plurality of regions;
• receiving object data which specifies properties for a plurality of objects;
• and
• processing the object and region data to produce an arrangement of the plurality of objects into the plurality of regions, wherein the step of processing for at least one of the regions comprises the steps of:
• generating a plurality of candidate object layouts;
• scoring the plurality of candidate object layouts to obtain a score for each of the layouts;
• and
• selecting one of the layouts from the candidate object layouts for the region based on the scores.