Dynamic content layout generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10685170-B2
Application number	US-201514971962-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	Dec 16, 2015
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

In one embodiment, a content aggregation viewer may present a container layout to summarize a data item set to a user. The content aggregation viewer may determine a viewport dimension for a viewport of a user interface of a content aggregation application to present a data item set to a user. The content aggregation viewer may automatically arrange a container set summarizing the data item set in a container layout based on the viewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may set a parallel container dimension of a data item container of the container set having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension based on the viewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may present the container set in the container layout to the user.

First claim

We claim:

1. A client device, comprising:
a processing core having at least one processor configured to determine a viewport dimension for a viewport of a user interface of a content aggregation application to present a data item set to a user, configured to automatically arrange a container set summarizing the data item set in a container layout based on the viewport dimension, configured to set a parallel container dimension of a data item container of the container set having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension based on the viewport dimension, and configured to create a hero container line in the container layout having fewer data item containers than subsequent container lines in the container layout; and
a display configured to present the container set in the container layout to the user.

2. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to set a container line quantity based on the viewport dimension.

3. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to set a fixed container quantity for a parallel container line of the container set matching a direction of the viewport dimension.

4. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to vary a member parallel container dimension in the direction of the viewport dimension for members of the container set within a parallel container line in the direction of the viewport dimension.

5. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to vary a perpendicular container dimension orthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension for members of the container set.

6. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to select a media presentation for the data item container based on a perpendicular container dimension of the data item container orthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension.

7. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to vary a media presentation for members of the container set.

8. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to apportion an equal page area for a visible page representing visible members of the container set present in the viewport and an on-deck page representing on-deck members of the container set about to be present in the viewport.

9. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to arrange a visible page representing visible members of the container set present in the viewport into a visible container layout based on the viewport dimension.

10. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to arrange an on-deck page based on the viewport horizontal length, the on-deck page representing on-deck members of the container set about to be present in the viewport.

11. The client device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a user input configured to receive an adjustment of the viewport dimension for the viewport causing the processing core to rearrange the container set into a subsequent container layout based on the adjustment.

12. The client device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a memory configured to cache the container layout prior to viewing a data item represented by a selected data item container.

13. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to arrange an on-deck page into an on-deck container layout based upon the viewport dimension, the on-deck page representing members of the container set about to be present in the viewport.

14. The client device of claim 13 , wherein the processing core is configured to transition the on-deck page to a visible position replacing a visible page and create a replacement on-deck page when the on-deck page is transitioned to the visible position.

15. A client computing device, having a memory configured to store a series of instructions to execute a content aggregation application having a user interface to present a data item set to a user, the client computing device configured to determine a viewport horizontal length for a viewport of the user interface, the client computing device further configured to automatically arrange a container set summarizing the data item set in a container layout based on the viewport horizontal length, the client computing device also configured to set a container horizontal length of a data item container of the container set having a variable horizontal length based on the viewport horizontal length;
the client computing device additionally configured to create a hero container line in the container layout having fewer data item containers than subsequent container lines in the container layout.

16. The client computing device of claim 15 , wherein the client computing device is further configured to arrange an on-deck page based on the viewport horizontal length.

17. The client computing device of claim 15 , wherein the client computing device is further configured to cache the container layout prior to viewing a data item represented by a selected data item container.

18. The client computing device of claim 15 , wherein the client computing device is further configured to:
arrange an on-deck page into an on-deck container layout based upon a viewport dimension, the on-deck page representing members of the container set about to be present in the viewport;
transition the on-deck page to a visible position replacing a visible page; and create a replacement on-deck page when the on-deck page is transitioned to the visible position.

19. A machine-implemented method, comprising, at a client device:
determining a viewport dimension for a viewport of a user interface of a content aggregation application to present a data item set to a user;
arranging automatically a container set summarizing the data item set in a container layout based on the viewport dimension;
varying a member parallel container dimension in the direction of the viewport dimension for members of the container set within a parallel container line in the direction of the viewport dimension;
varying a member perpendicular container dimension orthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension for members of the container set;
setting a parallel container dimension of a data item container of the container set having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension based on the viewport dimension;
creating a hero container line in the container layout having fewer data item containers than subsequent container lines in the container layout; and
displaying the container set in the container layout to the user.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
varying a media presentation for members of the container set.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Ciereszko Jacek
• Patnaik Srinivas
• Shaw Steven
• Mutisya Hillary

Classifications

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F40/106 Primary

  Display of layout of documents; Previewing · CPC title

• G06F40/131

  Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces · CPC title