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Patent Inventor Names
Theodore J. Gelber0
Date of Patent
September 16, 2008
0Patent Application Number
104620440
Date Filed
June 16, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A system and method for label placement is disclosed that achieves the twin goals of practical efficiency and high labeling quality by employing cartographic heuristics. A caller defines map and label properties. Then labels are pulled within a map boundary. Labels are next ordered by priority in descending importance. The order of testing labels is determined. Attempts are made to move overlapping labels. This is an iterative process; therefore there must be criteria that halt the procedure. Upon reaching an acceptable solution, the label properties are adjusted to reflect the new label placements.
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