Localization of resources used by applications in hand-held electronic devices and methods thereof
US7590748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Resource bundles are provided that contain localized resources that a handheld device can use to adapt an application to the current locale of the hand-held electronic device. The resource bundles can be stored in a remotely-located server and downloaded over a network to the hand-held electronic device on request. Alternatively, a hand-held device can store resource bundles for multiple locales and choose a resource bundle that is appropriate for its current locale. A resource bundle can be used to allow a hand-held device to automatically adapt an application to the current locale such as by identifying an entered character sequence that matches a predetermined sequence associated with the current locale of the hand-held device, choosing an article for use with a word that is grammatically correct for the language associated with the current locale, and automatically replacing the character sequence with the article.
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