System and method for automatic item relocating in a user interface layout

A layout including a plurality of items therein is instantiated on a display of a computing device. At least one of the items and the layout are changeable and may require relocation and/or resizing. Each item has a periphery and at least one of the items is defined to include a margin exterior to t...

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Main Authors FOSLER JESSICA L, LEHENBAUER DANIEL R, CHRISOPE JEFFREY T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.03.2006
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A layout including a plurality of items therein is instantiated on a display of a computing device. At least one of the items and the layout are changeable and may require relocation and/or resizing. Each item has a periphery and at least one of the items is defined to include a margin exterior to the periphery thereof. The margin is a defined distance from the periphery of the item within which another item cannot reside. In response to another item being moved so as to encroach upon the margin of an item at issue, the item at issue is to be relocated away from and in the opposite direction from the another item to clear such encroaching item from such encroached-upon margin and thereby relieve such encroachment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040926640