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US 6,320,587 B1Granted
Font processing apparatus in network environment and method thereof
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorTakashi Funyu
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AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorTakashi Funyu
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When character media data is output to a client unit, a server unit dynamically extracts font data corresponding to the character media data from font resources of various styles of type that have been prepared in advance and creates required font resources. The font resources are sent to the client unit through the network and are used to display the character media data.
A font processing apparatus for a server unit that is an information processing unit on a communication network and provides information, comprising:
A font processing apparatus for a client unit that is an information processing unit on a communication network and receives information, comprising:
A font processing system for use in a network environment in which a server unit that provides information and a client unit that receives the information are connected with a communication network, comprising:
A resources supplying apparatus for a server unit that is an information processing unit on a communication network and provides information, comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium, when used by a computer on a communication network for providing information, used to direct the computer to perform the functions of:
A computer-readable storage medium, when used by a computer on a communication network for receiving information, used to direct the computer to perform the functions of:
A font processing method in a network environment in which a server unit that provides information and a client unit that receives the information are connected with a communication network, comprising the steps of:
A resources providing method in a network environment in which a server unit that provides information and a client unit that receives the information are connected with a communication network, comprising the steps of:
A method of transferring requested text data from a server system to client systems, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents: font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
Computing and data processing
Term ended 11 Mar 2017 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a font processing apparatus for outputting characters with proper fonts through a communication network in a network environment, where a plurality of information processing units are connected to the network, and a method thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing a conventional Japanese language processing system;
FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing a structure of the Internet;
FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing the principle of a font processing system according to the present invention;
Next, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing the principle of a font processing system according to the present invention. The font processing system shown in FIG. 2A is used in a network environment, where a server unit 31 that provides information and a client unit 35 that receives the information therefrom are connected with a communication network 34. The server unit 31 has a font processing unit. Likewise, the client unit 35 has a font processing unit.
The server unit 31 is, for example, an information processing unit of a service provider that provides information such as services on the Internet. The client unit 35 is, for example, an end user terminal unit that receives services on the Internet.