Showing papers on "Page layout published in 2002"

Architectural layout design optimization

Abstract: This article presents an optimization model of the quantifiable aspects of architectural floorplan layout design, and a companion article presents a method for integrating mathematical optimization and subjective decision making during conceptual design. The model presented here offers a new approach to floorplan layout optimization that takes advantage of the efficiency of gradient-based algorithms, where appropriate, and uses evolutionary algorithms to make discrete decisions and do global search. Automated optimization results are comparable to other methods in this research area, and the new formulation makes it possible to integrate the power of human decision-making into the process.

Method, computer program and system for style sheet generation

Abstract: Device-type-specific XSLT style sheets (or equivalent) are generated from page layout files or ‘presentation skeleton’ files which define a Web page layout including abstract component references that can be mapped to complex, device-specific or repeated style sheet components and are more easily constructed than XSLT style sheets. The presentation skeleton files use and extend existing mark-up languages. One presentation skeleton file can be used to generate XSLT style sheets for many devices that use the same mark-up language. In addition, presentation skeleton files can be produced directly from storyboard files to demonstrate Web sites statically before constructing them for real. This provides a route from initial Web site design to final implementation for multiple output devices.

System and method for portal page layout

Abstract: A system and method for describing a portal page, comprising, defining a placeholder on a template, associating at least one portlet with the placeholder, and wherein the template can be customized for least one of a group and a user

An integrated approach to the facilities and material handling system design

Abstract: The facility layout problem involves the optimal location of manufacturing facilities into a workshop. The classical approach to the layout design is carried out in two separate steps: the first step is the construction of the block layout, i.e. the location of the departments into the workshop, and the second step is the design of the material handling system. The separate optimization of these two aspects of the problem leads to solutions that can be far from the total optimum. In this paper, an integrated approach to the facilities and material handling system design is proposed. Referring to a physical model, named the bay structure , and to a unidirectional AGV system, a genetic approach is proposed to individuate the locations of the departments, the positions of the pickup/delivery stations and the direction of the flow-path. The minimization of material handling cost is adopted as optimality criterion.

System and method for dynamically generating a style sheet

Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method to generate a style sheet comprising the steps of first determining a set of layout constraints such as design criteria to act as ‘soft’ constraints or could additionally include the requirements of a particular output device. Alternatively, the constraints could be explicitly specified or expressed as properties of a good layout design. Next, the present method has the step of representing the style properties of the document as problem variables. These variables could advantageously include font, text line, or color properties in addition to positioning properties including graphical style. Then, solving the constraint problem and outputting the generated style properties in the form of a style sheet wherein the style sheet is a Cascaded Style Sheet (CSS) or an Extensible Style Language (XSL) specification.

Unit load and material-handling considerations in facility layout design

Abstract: The effectiveness of a layout design cannot be completely measured if the operational characteristics of the manufacturing system are ignored. There is, therefore, a need to develop integrated manufacturing system design models. In this paper, the integration of unit load and material-handling considerations in a facility layout design is presented. This integration is based on a stochastic model that captures the operational characteristics of the manufacturing system and a nonlinear mixed-integer program that incorporates a department formation and facility layout. The non-linear mixed-integer program is solved using a simulated annealing-based algorithm. Analytical results for different manufacturing system scenarios are presented and compared with results obtained using alternative QAP-type formulations. Based on our experiments and the characteristics of the different formulations, key observations are presented and discussed.

Electrical and thermal layout design considerations for integrated power electronics modules

Abstract: A methodology was developed to optimize the 3D geometrical design layout of an active integrated power electronics module (IPEM) by considering both electrical and thermal performance. This paper is focused on the electrical analysis, including the parasitic extraction done by the Maxwell Q3D Extractor. A parametric study was conducted to determine the common model EMI noise of several different layouts. The final design layout was achieved after tradeoff between electrical and thermal performance.

User interface system for composing an image page layout

Abstract: A user interface system supports organization of hierarchies of image elements for incorporation in an XML (or other language) data specification. The system further supports generation of image representative code from the data specification and associated ancillary specifications including label, tool tip, help and history specification data, for example. A user interface system for composing a layout of an image page suitable for display on a display device includes a user interface image generator. The generator provides data representing a displayable image window indicating a hierarchical organization of items representing image elements available to be included in an image page. The hierarchical organization of items links a parent item representing a first image element with a child item representing a second image element to be contained within the first image element. The system also includes a user interface command processor for initiating incorporation of both the first and second image elements in the image page, the second image element being located within the first image element, in response to user selection of corresponding parent and child items in the image window.

Incremental lithography mask layout design and verification

Abstract: A lithography mask layout is designed and verified incrementally to help reduce the amount of time to produce the mask layout. For one embodiment, a layout defining a target pattern may be processed to produce a mask layout, and the mask layout may be verified to identify errors. Rather than processing and verifying the entire mask layout for error correction over one or more subsequent iterations, sub-layouts having errors may be removed or copied from the mask layout for separate processing and verification. Because the amount of data defining a sub-layout is relatively small, the time to design and verify the mask layout is reduced. The resulting mask layout having one or more processed and verified sub-layout(s) may then be used to manufacture a mask set to help print the target pattern in manufacturing integrated circuits (ICs), for example.

Apparatus and method for reducing resources used by an image communication and printing device

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for conserving resources when images are printed. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment comprises receiving a communication comprising at least a plurality of images, the images lacking information specifying image attributes, analyzing each image for at least one characteristic corresponding to the image attribute, determining a maximum amount of reduction in size for each one of the images based upon the analyzed characteristic, determining a page layout for selected ones of the plurality of images at the determined reduced-size such that at least two reduced-size images are laid out together onto a single sheet of paper, and communicating the determined page layout to a printing unit so that the sheet of paper is printed having the selected reduced-sized images.

System and method for simplified printing of digitally captured images using scalable vector graphics

Abstract: A scalable vector graphics (SVG) page layout logic receives a specification of a plurality of images, receives a specification for a page layout format, positions the specified number of images on a page and displays the page on a display.

Apparatus and method for market-based document layout selection

Abstract: A method and apparatus for market-based document layout selection use an automated auction or bartering system, i.e., an automated page layout system, to place objects within a page and automatically generate a page layout that is pleasing to a user. An object refers to any item that can be individually selected and manipulated, and may include shapes and pictures that appear on a display screen. The method and apparatus improve the quality of page layout in terms of user preferences, and optimize the speed at which various objects are arranged on a page in a pleasing manner. In addition, the resulting page layout may be consistent among pages because all pages are arranged according to a common algorithm.

Warehouse layout design: minimizing travel time with a genetic and simulative approach - methodology and case study

Abstract: This paper deals with the warehouse layout optimization problem with respect to the distance reduction and the travel time minimization. The authors also searched for a flexible tool in order to optimize layout functionally to the fluctuations in demand and inventory level. The addressed optimization problem is a constrained optimization problem on an integer domain and it is shown to be NP-hard. The wide applicability of evolutionary computation and its good performances on a variety of different optimization problems have led to a strong interest in this type of algorithm. A heuristic genetic algorithm have been developed and a system for the effective assignment of the storage area to the different class of items is presented. The system is based on the association of a genetic algorithm and a deterministic simulation model. Computational experiments are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the algorithm. They were made by applying the proposed tool to a real industrial case concerning an Italian soft drinks company. As a result, the authors intend to provide a tool for warehouse layout and operations optimization that could be attractive for operation management researchers and realistically applicable by practitioners.

Layered master pages

Abstract: A system and method for providing layered master pages in page layout or illustration software comprises basing a layered page of a document on two or more layered master pages to provide a child page. The objects disposed on the layered master pages are interleaved with the objects disposed on the document page and output as a child page. The resultant child page image has objects on layers of the layered master pages interleaved with and/or among objects on layers of the document page.

Optimal compartment layout design for a naval ship using an improved genetic algorithm

Abstract: With the trend in modern naval ships towards less dense payloads, space layout design has become more important. Recent advances in computing science and increased understanding of methods for developing mathematical models, which form the basis of the space layout design, have helped with the development of a powerful design procedure. In this study, the compartment layout problem, which can be regarded as the space layout design of a naval ship, is represented as a mathematical model, and a compartment layout algorithm based on the genetic algorithm (GA) in order to solve the problem is proposed. Comparative testing shows that the proposed algorithm performs better than other existing algorithms for the optimal compartment layout design. Finally, the proposed algorithm is applied to the compartment layout problem of a naval ship and the computational results are compared with the actual compartment layout of the naval ship.

Automatic layout system and method for image in digital album

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automate the album creation processings for laying out an image in an album which is pleasant to user SOLUTION: A page-preparing module is provided with a genetic engine for allowing an image group to evolve to plural album pages, on the basis of the predetermined layout reference, and a layout evaluation module for calculating the layout reference and comparing the same with the user's taste When the allowable image/page layout is generated, the image/page allocation is transferred to an image arrangement module The image arrangement module uses a second genetic engine for allowing various references to evolve, and for preparing page layout genetic structures These structures define the position, scale and rotation of the image arranged at the predetermined position The layout evaluation module calculates the layouts and compares them with predetermined other ideas and the page request When the proper layout is prepared, the final album output is prepared, and is displayed, printed or transferred

Page layout analyser for multilingual Indian documents

Abstract: An advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system is equipped with the module of the page layout analyser. It separates textual zones from non-textual zones. It identifies textual blocks from multicolumn documents and groups them into homogenous regions in terms of geometric shape and spatial distribution. All existing OCR modules developed for various Indian scripts can handle text only single-column documents. In this paper, a page, layout analyser that uses typical common features present in most of the Indian scripts is introduced. A simple compatibility criterion that allows various degrees of homogeneity is defined. The page-analyser is robust in the sense that it can distinguish text regions from non-textual entities such as images, rulers, and noisy signals due to smudges and poor quality of the paper. Test results are shown in two most popular Indian Scripts, Devnagari (Hindi) and Bangla.

A tool for automated analog CMOS layout module generation and placement

Abstract: Layout design is a very important step of the analog CMOS IC design flow. Good layout quality featuring low susceptibility to digital noise and low sensitivity to process variation requires layout designers with significant expertise. The layout optimization process needs new CAD tools that will quickly generate multiple versions of analog CMOS IC layouts for parasitic extraction and post-layout simulation. We propose a new CAD tool that will produce analog CMOS layout modules in a given CMOS process. Multiple use of the tool with different control parameters results in obtaining several versions of CMOS layout modules of a single circuit. These layouts can be used for post-layout simulation and layout optimization. This paper presents the tool's architecture and examples of its use for analog CMOS layout design.

Integrated design of the block layout and aisle structure by simulated annealing

Abstract: In a manufacturing layout, it is widely agreed that the design of the layout and aisles for material handling needs to be considered simultaneously. This paper presents an integrated method to optimize the manufacturing layout and aisle structure by simulated annealing. In the method, the layout design problem is represented as a slicing floorplan and the slicing lines in the floorplan are used as the aisle structure for the material-handling system. A new representation for a sliced floorplan is provided so that it can be handled by simulated annealing to perform the optimization. The method minimizes the material-handling cost, which is calculated by the aisle distances between delivery stations, while designing the aisle structure at the same time.

Three-dimensional space design support system using network

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a three-dimensional(3D) space design support system, which can be utilized anytime and anywhere here only with a client terminal by anybody connected to a network without downloading the system or installing application software. SOLUTION: In the system for designing a 3D space with a client connected through the network to a server, this system has layout design software for designing the layout of the space, a component database storing components to be utilized for designing the layout so that the components can be retrieved/ extracted, and an environment capable of utilizing the software and the database on the side of server through the network by the client by locating all the 3D display software for three-dimensionally displaying the layout designed space on the side of server.

An Intelligent Cavity Layout Design System for Injection Moulds

Abstract: This paper presents the development of an Intelligent Cavity Layout Design System (ICLDS) for multiple cavity injection moulds. The system is intended to assist mould designers in cavity layout design at concept design stage. The complexities and principles of cavity layout design as well as various dependencies in injection mould design are introduced. The knowledge in cavity layout design is summarized and classified. The functionality, the overall structure and general process of ICLDS are explained. The paper also discusses such issues as knowledge representation and case-based reasoning used in the development of the system. The functionality of the system is illustrated with an example of cavity layout design problem.

Data processing apparatus for condensed printing

Abstract: When multiple pages of a document are condensed and printed on a single sheet of printing media, an image data generator condenses the page image data by a prescribed reduction ratio. A sequence information overlayer overlays layout sequence information such as numerals or arrows, or borders or shading of different densities or colors, on the condensed image data. A recording device prints the condensed image data and overlaid sequence information on the single sheet of printing media. The reader of the condensed document recognizes the condensed page sequence from the overlaid sequence information, and can therefore always tell which page to read next. A print sample image of the single sheet preferably includes a sequence line graphically illustrating the page layout sequence.

Method for displaying photo pages on the internet

Abstract: A method for displaying photo pages on the Internet, the method comprises the steps of displaying a template having a plurality of page layouts on the Internet; displaying a template having a plurality of styles for the page layouts on the Internet; after selection by a user of the page layout and style, displaying the selected combination of the page layout and style for forming a selected photo page on the Internet; and inserting one or more images that are selected by the user into the selected photo page.

Method and system of digitizing ancient Chinese books and automatizing the content search

Abstract: The invention relates to computer content retrieval method and retrieval system for ancient books based on vision similarity. The following characters are designed and extracted. (1) Position character of object linear order number according to writing rules on ancient books. (2) The page layout number and character of page layout composed of geometrical coordinates of objects on the page. (3) The configuration character of strokes factor accumulative total value on divisional area with multilevel of center of gravity as well as extracting technique. Some new techniques as developed as follows. (1) The labelling method to search an arbitrary retrieval point and restricting vertification technique for increasing match precision are developed. (2) A method is created that allows a searcher keeping balance between recall ratio and precision ratio by using control parameter of match precision in retrievel phase. (3) Dynamic adjust method is realized that is able to instantly select objectconfiguration or mapped object lexeme. The invention optimally combines image processing, indexing in character space with multi dimensions, and above-mentioned techniques to realize Chinese ancient books digitizing and content retrieval system with integral software and hardware, by adopting general computer and relevant peripheral equipment. The technical effect of computer retrievel with arbitr

Automatic typesetting system

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a page layout system, which automatically typesets data stored in a database and enables to easily perform automatic re-typesetting according to the updated database. SOLUTION: An arrangement means 101, which performs automatic pouring processing, includes an external function module, which is to be called from an non-displayed text in a text box. When pouring character or image data into each character box, which constitutes a character typesetting arrangement, the external function inserts information, which specifies an acquiring source of data to be poured into the box, into an non-displayed text part. A page layout system according to this invention, which has the arrangement means 101 that includes such an external function, solves the above-described purpose.

Image processor, image processing method, recording medium and server device

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output the character or character string of a document described in a structured description language as a standard font size, to realize a page layout with the high degree of freedom and to easily select output corresponding to the preference of an aged person through a child. SOLUTION: Document data described in a prescribed structured description language are analyzed by a document data analysis part 1103 and font size information which is information regarding a font size provided in the document data is recognized. A plotting processing is performed by a layout processing part 1107 and a data plotting part 1104 so as to output the recognized character or character string by the inputted standard font size.

Data processing system for designing a layout of an integrated electronic circuit having a multiplicity of electronic components and method of designing a layout

Abstract: A data processing system includes a data memory, in which data are stored, the data representing a set of predetermined geometrical basic forms and a set of geometrical operations that can be applied to the basic forms. The basic forms form place markers for electronic components in the layout. In other words, each component is represented by a geometrical basic form or a combination of a plurality of geometrical basic forms. The basic forms can be altered during the layout design by application of the geometrical operations. Such alteration creates a large margin of freedom in the design. On the other hand, the unaltered original basic forms are examined for verification of the layout design. As a result, the verification is simplified and “dummy” errors that are often a consequence of the complexity of a design are avoided. A method for designing the layout with the system is also provided.

Layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit and layout system for semiconductor integrated circuit

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a layout method and layout system for a semiconductor integrated circuit, reducing moving-back man-hours by a timing problem to reduce a development period of a chip. SOLUTION: In a layout design for the semiconductor integrated circuit composing a plurality of blocks divided by functions, a boundary circuit including a logical path connected between the blocks, an order circuit inside each the block connected to the logical path, and a clock path connected to the order circuits is extracted, a first layout wherein at least one of wiring and arrangement of the boundary circuit is fixed is executed, positions of terminals formed in each the block are decided, and a second layout wherein wiring and arrangement of circuits inside each the block are fixed is independently executed in each the block. As a result, timing of the wiring between the different blocks converges in early stages of the layout design to prevent moving-back to a logic design or an upstream process of the layout design. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

3 Method and system for supporting three dimensional spatial design using network and server for such system

Abstract: PURPOSE: A method for aiding 3D space design using network, system therefor, and server computer of the system are provided to perform space design with ease as far as the user operates on a computer accessible to a network without necessity of downloading and installing a program which has been required in the conventional system. CONSTITUTION: A server computer(20) comprises a layout design program(21) for implementing space design of a layout in a house in the terms of a 2D image, an object database(22) which stores retrievable data relating to objects for space design, a 3D display program(23) for displaying a designed space in the terms of a 3D image, a layout information database(24) which stores information relating to a designed space, an interior simulation program(25) for displaying images of interior of a house such as interior commodity including furniture in combination with a designed 3D space for interior simulation, an interior-related object database(26) which stores retrievable data relating to interior of a house including interior commodity for interior simulation, and an interior information database(27) which stores information for specifying interior-related object data selected for the interior simulation.