Content Layout Generation for Arbitrary Sizes Without Overlap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems struggle to efficiently generate content items with arbitrary sizes that fit within specified width and height constraints while avoiding conflicts such as overlap or truncation.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating content items using a content item template, determining space allocations, and eliminating elements if conflicts arise, ensuring no overlap or truncation, and scoring the generated content items based on space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple elements are included in a content item template, then the content item becomes more informative and complete, but the likelihood of conflicts (overlap or truncation) increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary space allocation calculations for all elements in the template before final rendering. By pre-determining the space requirements of each element and checking for conflicts in advance, the system can identify and resolve potential overlaps or truncations before they occur, ensuring both content completeness and conflict avoidance
Solution Approach 2:
When conflicts are detected during space allocation, the system selectively removes or extracts specific elements from the content item template that are causing the conflict. This allows the remaining non-conflicting elements to be rendered properly, maintaining the integrity of the content item while eliminating the problematic elements
2Area of stationary object
If content items are generated to fit arbitrary size constraints, then the space utilization is maximized, but the complexity of determining element space allocations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the content item template into individual elements, each with its own space requirements and characteristics. By dividing the overall space allocation problem into smaller element-level allocations, the system can systematically determine the space for each element based on the arbitrary size constraints, making the complex problem more manageable and solvable
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic space allocation that adapts to the arbitrary size constraints provided. Rather than using fixed allocation rules, the system dynamically calculates and adjusts the space allocation for each element based on the available dimensions and the requirements of individual elements, optimizing space utilization for any given size constraint
Data Source
AI summary
A system for automatically generating a content item may include receiving a content item template having a set of elements for creating a content item and content item data for the set of elements. A placeholder for each element of the set of elements may be generated and a space allocation for each element may be selected based on the generated placeholders for each element. A determination if a conflict exists based on the determined space allocations for each element may be made and, when a conflict exists, an element from the set of elements may be eliminated and a new reduced set of elements may be returned. Responsive to determining no conflict exists, a content item may be generated using the content item data for the reduced set of elements and the determined space allocations.