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US 7,890,857 B1Granted
Method and system for utilizing sizing directives for media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorNorman P. Jouppi
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Abstract
A method and system for utilizing sizing directives for media. According to one embodiment, a method includes determining a size of a media slot to be filled. A sizing directive can be selected from a plurality of sizing directives associated with media that enables the media to fit within the size of the media slot. The sizing directive can be applied to the media.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- collecting user information about a user from at least one electronic device associated with said user;
- generating a user profile based on said user information;
- and
- outputting targeted media to said user based on said user profile, wherein said outputting comprises:
- receiving said targeted media at said at least one electronic device associated with said user, said targeted media including media to be displayed on a display of said at least one electronic device and a plurality of sizing directives for said media;
- determining, by said at least one electronic device, a size of a media slot to be filled by said media;
- selecting, by said at least one electronic device, a sizing directive from said plurality of sizing directives included with said media that enables said media to fit within said size of said media slot;
- and
- applying, by said at least one electronic device, said sizing directive to said media.
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A computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions that when executed effect a computer-implemented method comprising:
- collecting, by said computer, user information about a user from at least one electronic device associated with said user;
- generating, by said computer, a user profile based on said user information;
- and
- outputting, by said computer, targeted media to said user based on said user profile, wherein said targeted media includes media to be displayed for said user and a plurality of sizing directives for said media, and wherein said outputting comprises:
- determining, by said computer, a size of a media slot to be filled by said media;
- selecting, by said computer, a sizing directive from said plurality of sizing directives included with said media that enables said media to fit within said size of said media slot;
- and
- applying, by said computer, said sizing directive to said media.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.