Patent · US Expired

Method for selecting a font

US7228501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 2002
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/109
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is generally directed to a method for selecting a font that uses a mark-up language document to group together multiple pre-existing fonts into a single font family or “virtual font.” The mark-up language document includes rules regarding the conditions under which individual fonts within the family are to be used. This permits, for example, a font developer to create, in an efficient manner, an international font using several preexisting fonts.

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