Data structure, methods, and computer program products for storing text data strings used to display text information on a display terminal
US7089494B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides data structure, methods, and computer programs for storing text data used by a computer program to display information on a display terminal. Importantly, the present invention provides a data structure in which the data strings traditionally stored in the computer program are removed from the computer program and stored in the data structure. The data strings are associated with individual 16 bit identification numbers, called tokens, which are used to indicate the location of the data strings in the data structure. In light of this, the data strings are removed from the source code of the computer program and replaced with tokens that address the data strings in the data structure. As such, to display a data string, the computer program outputs a token associated with the data string and the command to display it to the display management module, and the data string is located in the data structure and displayed on the display terminal. The data structure may include not only ASCII characters, but also extended ASCII characters different from those used in the standard ASCII table and a double byte characters set (DBCS). As such, the data structure …
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