Baseline Unit Digital Content Design System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital content design systems require significant manual calculations and inefficient use of computational resources due to the separation of display characteristics from the page, leading to errors and inefficiencies in arranging and sizing digital content.
Innovation Solution
A digital content design system that uses baseline units to align and size digital content within a page, automatically calculating and updating these units based on user input, allowing display characteristics to be tied directly to the page, thereby reducing manual calculations and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional standardized units of measure (points, inches, centimeters) are used to define display characteristics, then the display characteristics can be defined independently of the page, but significant manual calculations are required and computational resources are used inefficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a page-specific unit of measure (the page itself as a reference) that mediates between the display characteristics and the independent standardized units. Instead of directly using points, inches, or centimeters, the system uses the page dimensions as an intermediary reference frame, allowing display characteristics to be defined relative to the page while maintaining automatic calculation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of measurement from fixed standardized units (points, inches) to dynamic page-relative units. By making the unit of measure dependent on the page dimensions rather than fixed external standards, the system enables automatic recalculation when page parameters change, eliminating manual intervention while maintaining adaptability.
2Ease of operation
If manual calculations are used to determine correspondence of display characteristics with respect to a page, then display characteristics can be adjusted, but errors occur and significant time is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically calculating the correspondence between display characteristics and page dimensions. Instead of relying on the creative professional to perform manual calculations, the system performs these calculations autonomously based on the page parameters and display characteristic definitions, eliminating human error and freeing the professional from tedious computational tasks.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional techniques are used, then display characteristics can be defined using standardized units, but significant manual recalculation is required when page changes are made
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamics by making the unit of measure for display characteristics dynamic rather than static. Instead of using fixed standardized units that require recalculation when pages change, the system uses page-relative units that automatically adapt to page changes. This dynamic approach allows the display characteristics to automatically recalculate and adjust when page parameters change, eliminating the time loss associated with manual recalculation.
Data Source
AI summary
Digital content design system techniques are described using baseline units to control arrangement and sizing of digital content. In one example, a digital content design system receives a user input specifying a number of baselines to be included within an available display area of a page. Baselines are used to align digital content to control arrangement of the digital content within the page, e.g., text. From this, the digital content design system then calculates a baseline unit from a distance used to space adjacent baselines of the number of baselines from each other. This baseline unit is then leveraged by the system as a fundamental unit of measure to control arrangement and/or sizing of digital content in relation to each other.