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US 6,603,478 B1Granted
System, method and a computer readable medium for improving character access
AssigneeDynaLab Inc.
InventorsChia Sheng Kuo, Kuo Young Cheng
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Abstract
A system, method and a computer readable medium for controlling character data access between a personal computer and server. This system allows a user to display large amounts of data required to accurately represent, store, manipulate and create characters of an Asian font. The system includes one or more personal computers and a server coupled to a public data network. The one or more personal computers and the server interact to provide the users of the one or more personal computers with access to Asian characters stored on both the personal computer and the server.
Claims24
A method for displaying characters of an Asian font, said method comprising:
- a) generating a code based on user activation of a character input device coupled to a personal computer;
- b) determining where all Asian characters associated with said generated code are stored;
- c) if said Asian characters associated with said generated code are determined to be stored on a personal computer associated with said user,
- i) displaying the associated Asian characters;
- ii) if a user desired character is one of the displayed associated Asian characters, selecting the desired Asian character,
- iii) if a user desired character is not one of the displayed associated Asian characters,
- 1) sending a character request message across a public data network to a server, said character request message comprises the generated code;
- 2) retrieving one or more characters from a database coupled to the server according to the generated code;
- 3) sending said retrieved one or more characters to said personal computer;
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- 4) displaying the sent one or more characters for the user to select;
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- d) if said Asian characters associated with said generated code are determined not to be stored on the personal computer,
- i) sending a character request message across the public data network to the server, said character request message comprises the generated code;
- ii) retrieving one or more characters from a database coupled to the server according to the generated code;
- iii) sending said retrieved one or more characters to said personal computer;
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- iv) displaying the sent one or more characters for the user to select.
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A system for displaying characters of an Asian font using a public data network, said system comprising:
- one or more personal computers coupled to said public data network, said one or more personal computers comprising:
- a processing device;
- memory;
- a display;
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- a character selection device comprising inputs associated with components of Asian characters, wherein user activation of said inputs generates a code;
- a server comprising a processor, wherein said server coupled to said public data network;
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- a database coupled to said server;
- wherein each personal computer comprises a first component for comparing said generated code to a standard set of codes associated with Asian characters stored in the memory of the personal computer,
- if, as determined by said first component, said Asian characters associated with said generated code are included in said standard set of codes, the associated Asian characters are displayed on the display;
- a) if a user desired character is one of the displayed associated Asian characters, the user selects the desired Asian character using the character selection device,
- b) if a user desired character is not one of the displayed associated Asian characters,
- i) said personal computer sends a character request message across said public data network to said server, said character request message comprises the generated code;
- ii) said server retrieves one or more characters from a database coupled to the server according to the generated code and sends said retrieved one or more characters to said personal computer;
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- iii) said personal computer displays the sent one or more characters for the user to select;
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- c) if said Asian characters associated with said generated code are determined not to be stored on the personal computer,
- i) said personal computer sends a character request message across the public data. network to the server, said character request message comprises the generated code;
- ii) said server retrieves one or more characters from a database coupled to the server according to the generated code, and sends said retrieved one or more characters to said personal computer;
- and
- iii) said personal computer displays the sent one or more characters for the user to select,
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.