Data communication system, and server and client computer constructing said system

A client computer capable of communicating data with a server,

• wherein:
• font information data representing fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer are transmitted from said client computer to said server;
• said server searches fonts capable of being output at said server for fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer based upon fonts represented by the font information data that has been transmitted from said client computer, and transmits font information data representing the fonts that have been found to said client computer;
• and
• said client computer comprises:
• a receiving unit for receiving font information data that has been transmitted from said server;
• a reporting unit for reporting fonts represented by the font information data that has been received by said receiving unit, and
• a font name display device that displays a font name represented by the font information data transmitted from said second font transmitting unit of said server,
• wherein said receiving unit receives said font information data representing the fonts, which have been found by said server, from said server for display by said font name display device of said client computer to a user such that said user can selectively create documents using said fonts which have been determined to be stored on said client computer, which have been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which have been determined to be capable of being output at said server.

A server capable of communicating data with a client computer, comprising:

• a receiving unit for receiving font information data transmitted from said client computer and representing fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer;
• a search unit for searching for fonts, which are capable of being output at said client computer, from among fonts capable of being output at said server, on the basis of fonts represented by the font information data that has been received by said first receiving unit;
• and
• a transmitting unit for transmitting font information data, which represents fonts that have been found by said search unit, to said client computer,
• wherein said font information data includes a font name represented by the font information data transmitted from said server which is stored on said client computer, which has been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which has been determined to be capable of being output at said server, and
• wherein said transmitting unit transmits said font information data representing the fonts, which have been found by said search unit, to said client computer for display by a font name display device of said client computer to a user such that said user can selectively create documents using said fonts which have been determined to be stored on said client computer, which have been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which have been determined to be capable of being output at said server.

A method of controlling a server which communicates data with a client computer, comprising:

• receiving font information data that has been transmitted from the client computer and that represents fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer;
• searching for fonts, which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at the client computer, from among fonts capable of being output at the server, on the basis of fonts represented by the font information data that has been received;
• transmitting font information data representing the fonts that have been found by said searching to the client computer, and
• displaying a font name represented by the font information data that is received by the client computer to a user such that said user can selectively create documents using said fonts which have been determined to be stored on said client computer, which have been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which have been determined to be capable of being output at said server.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for controlling a client computer capable of communicating with a server, wherein the client computer transmits font information data representing fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer to the server, said server searches fonts capable of being output at said server for fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer based upon fonts represented by the font information data that has been transmitted from said client computer, and transmits font information data representing the fonts that have been found to said client computer;

• said program controlling the client computer so as to:
• receive font information data that has been transmitted from said server;
• report fonts represented by the font information data that has been received, and
• display, on a font name display device of said client computer, a font name represented by the font information data transmitted from said server,
• wherein said server transmits said font information data representing the fonts, which have been found by said server, to said client computer for display by said font name display device of said client computer to a user such that said user can selectively create documents using said fonts which have been determined to be stored on said client computer, which have been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which have been determined to be capable of being output at said server.

A data communication system comprising:

• means for communicating data between a client computer and a server,
• wherein said client computer comprises means for transmitting font information data including fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer;
• and
• wherein said server comprises:
• means for receiving the font information data transmitted from said means for transmitting;
• means for searching for fonts, which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer, from among fonts capable of being output at said server, on the basis of the font information data received by said means for receiving;
• and
• second means for transmitting font information data, including the fonts that have been identified by said means for searching, to said client computer,
• wherein said client computer further comprises means for displaying a font name represented by the font information data transmitted from said means for transmitting font information data which is stored on said client computer, which has been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which has been determined to be capable of being output at said server, and
• wherein said second means for transmitting transmits said font information data representing the fonts, which have been found by said search unit, to said client computer for display by said means for displaying to a user such that said user can selectively create documents using said fonts which have been determined to be stored on said client computer, which have been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which have been determined to be capable of being output at said server.

A data communication system comprising:

• a client computer;
• and
• a server in communication with said client computer;
• wherein said client computer comprises:
• a first font transmitting unit that transmits a first font information data, including fonts which are stored on said client computer and capable of being output at said client computer, to said server;
• and
• a first receiving unit that receives a second font information data from said server;
• and
• wherein said server comprises:
• a second receiving unit for receiving the first font information data transmitted from said first font transmitting unit of said client computer;
• a second font transmitting unit that transmits the second font information data from said server to said client computer;
• and
• means for ensuring that a font which are stored on the client computer and employed by the client computer is capable of being output by the server,
• wherein said client computer further comprises a font name display device that displays a font name represented by the font information data transmitted from said second font transmitting unit of said server, and
• wherein said second font transmitting unit transmits said font information data representing the fonts, which have been found by said font search unit, to said client computer for display by said font name display device of said client computer to a user such that said user can selectively create documents using said fonts which have been determined to be stored on said client computer, which have been determined to be capable of being output at said client computer, and which have been determined to be capable of being output at said server.