PROBABILISTIC METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING MIXED-CONTENT DOCUMENT LAYOUTS

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for preparing each page template of a mixed-content document layout. In one embodiment, a method comprises selecting a single page template (805). The template can be configured with an arrangement of one or more image fields and one or more text fields. The method includes determining constants presenting space available for displaying the one or more images and white spaces and vector representations of the one or more image and white space dimensions (806). The method also includes computing a parameter vector that substantially maximizes a probabilistic characterization of the one or more image and white space dimensions (807). The page template can be rendered so that the one or more images and white spaces are rescaled in accordance with the parameter vector and the one or more vector representations and the constants (808).