Auto-activation of fonts
US8271470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/109
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus that search for font data associated with an electronic document in a system in response to a font request are described. A font search is automatically activated when a requested font is determined not yet registered in a system. As a result of the font search, a requested font may be registered into a system. If a font search cannot locate a requested font in local storages and remote systems, a replacement for the requested font is selected from registered fonts. A replacement font may be one of the registered fonts most similar to the requested font according to a similarity measurement based on font attributes.
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