Rendering texts on electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9299322-B2
Application number	US-201514705125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2015
Priority date	Nov 4, 2011
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

In one embodiment, dividing a set of texts into one or more text blocks, each text block including a portion of the set of texts; rendering each text block to obtain one or more rendered text blocks; determining a placement instruction for each rendered text block, the placement instruction indicating a position of the rendered text block when it is displayed; and sending the one or more rendered text blocks and their respectively associated placement instructions to an electronic device for displaying on the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising: by one or more computing devices,
dividing a set of texts into one or more text blocks, each text block including a portion of the set of texts;
rendering each text block to obtain one or more rendered text blocks;
selecting one or more reference coordinates for the set of texts;
determining a placement instruction for each rendered text block based on determining an offset for each rendered text block in relation to one of the one or more reference coordinates, the placement instruction indicating a position of the rendered text block when it is displayed; and
sending the one or more rendered text blocks and their respectively associated placement instructions to an electronic device for displaying on the electronic device,
wherein each text block of the set of texts is associated with one of the one or more reference coordinates, and
wherein the placement instructions indicating the positions of the rendered text blocks further comprises using a token to indicate a change in the reference coordinate between two consecutive text blocks.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the placement instruction for each rendered text block further comprises:
selecting one of the one or more reference coordinates; and
determining a vector from the selected one reference coordinate to the rendered text block based on the determined offset for each rendered text block.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more reference coordinates corresponds to:
a current cursor position, or
a centroid point of each of the one or more text blocks.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the selected one reference coordinate corresponds to the reference coordinate that is closest to the rendered text block.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a position between two consecutive text blocks of a first text block and a second text block comprises the token and data on the reference coordinate associated with the second text block.

6. A system comprising: a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
divide a set of texts into one or more text blocks, each text block including a portion of the set of texts;
render each text block to obtain one or more rendered text blocks;
select one or more reference coordinates for the set of texts;
determine a placement instruction for each rendered text block based on determining an offset for each rendered text block in relation to one of the one or more reference coordinates, the placement instruction indicating a position of the rendered text block when it is displayed; and
send the one or more rendered text blocks and their respectively associated placement instructions to an electronic device for displaying on the electronic device,
wherein each text block of the set of texts is associated with one of the one or more reference coordinates, and
wherein the placement instructions indicating the positions of the rendered text blocks further comprises using a token to indicate a change in the reference coordinate between two consecutive text blocks.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein determining the placement instruction for each rendered text block further comprises:
selecting one of the one or more reference coordinates; and
determining a vector from the selected one reference coordinate to the rendered text block based on the determined offset for each rendered text block.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more reference coordinates corresponds to:
a current cursor position, or
a centroid point of each of the one or more text blocks.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the selected one reference coordinate corresponds to the reference coordinate that is closest to the rendered text block.

10. The system of claim 5 , wherein a position between two consecutive text blocks of a first text block and a second text block comprises the token and data on the reference coordinate associated with the second text block.

11. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:
divide a set of texts into one or more text blocks, each text block including a portion of the set of texts;
render each text block to obtain one or more rendered text blocks;
select one or more reference coordinates for the set of texts;
determine a placement instruction for each rendered text block based on determining an offset for each rendered text block in relation to one of the one or more reference coordinates, the placement instruction indicating a position of the rendered text block when it is displayed; and
send the one or more rendered text blocks and their respectively associated placement instructions to an electronic device for displaying on the electronic device,
wherein each text block of the set of texts is associated with one of the one or more reference coordinates, and
wherein the placement instructions indicating the positions of the rendered text blocks further comprises using a token to indicate a change in the reference coordinate between two consecutive text blocks.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the placement instruction for each rendered text block further comprises:
selecting one of the one or more reference coordinates; and
determining a vector from the selected one reference coordinate to the rendered text block based on the determined offset for each rendered text block.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more reference coordinates corresponds to:
a current cursor position, or
a centroid point of each of the one or more text blocks.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the selected one reference coordinate corresponds to the reference coordinate that is closest to the rendered text block.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein a position between two consecutive text blocks of a first text block and a second text block comprises the token and data on the reference coordinate associated with the second text block.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Naveh Barak Reuven

Classifications

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