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Character encoding

US5225833A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1989
Grant dateJul 6, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of encoding the characters of a character set, wherein the characters have a plurality of attributes (e.g., base, diacritical, and case), and wherein each attribute may have a plurality of values. The method comprises the steps of: dividing a multi-digit code into a plurality of parts, assigning each attribute to a different part, and, within each part, assigning a different numerical code to each different value of the attribute.

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