US 7,958,448 B2 · Systems, methods, user interfaces, and computer-readable media for activating and managing fonts

Abstract

Systems and methods for activating and/or managing fonts allow users to selectively activate individual fonts from inside a multi-font suitcase by separating the individual fonts from a multi-font suitcase file. The separated font may then be saved in a font management “vault” or file that activates only the fonts desired and selected by the user. In this manner, individual fonts can be activated from a font suitcase file without requiring that the entire suitcase's set of fonts be activated and/or added to the font management vault. Users may designate and select different fonts, including different fonts from different foundries (and included in different multi-font suitcases) for a single electronic document (e.g., different fonts for different typeface types, etc.) or use in an application program. These features provide repeatability and predictability in electronic document rendering processes.

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Dependent claims

A method of activating a font, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, input requesting activation of a font;
determining, by the computing system, that the font does not exist in a font management vault;
upon determining that the font does not exist in the font management vault, identifying the font in one multi-font suitcase file of a plurality of multi-font suitcase files, each multi-font suitcase file of the plurality including a similarly named version of the font, separating the font from the multi-font suitcase file, and saving the separated font in the font management vault;
and
activating, by the computing system, the font from the font management vault.

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A method for managing active fonts on a computer system, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, input requesting activation of a first font for rendering a first portion of an electronic document;
receiving, by the computing system, input requesting activation of a second font for rendering a second portion of the electronic document;
determining, by the computing system, that the first font and the second font do not exist in a font management vault;
upon determining that the first font does not exist in the font management vault, identifying the first font in a first multi-font suitcase file of a first plurality of multi-font suitcase files, each multi-font suitcase file of the first plurality including a similarly named version of the first font, separating the first font from the first multi-font suitcase file, and saving the separated first font in the font management vault;
and
upon determining that the second font does not exist in the font management vault, identifying the second font in a second multi-font suitcase file, separating the second font from the second multi-font suitcase file, and saving the separated second font in the font management vault.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method for managing active fonts on a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving input requesting activation of a first font for rendering a first portion of an electronic document;
receiving input requesting activation of a second font for rendering a second portion of the electronic document;
determining that the first font and the second font do not exist in a font management vault;
upon determining that the first font does not exist in the font management vault, identifying the first font in a first multi-font suitcase file of a first plurality of multi-font suitcase files, each multi-font suitcase file of the first plurality including a similarly named version of the first font, separating the first font from the first multi-font suitcase file, and saving the separated first font in the font management vault;
and
upon determining that the second font does not exist in the font management vault, identifying the second font in a second multi-font suitcase file, separating the second font from the second multi-font suitcase file, and saving the separated second font in the font management vault.

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A system for managing active fonts on a computer system, comprising:

an input for receiving input data requesting activation of a first font for rendering a first portion of an electronic document and a second font for rendering a second portion of the electronic document;
and
a processor system programmed and adapted to:
(a) determine that the first font and the second font do not exist in a font management vault, (b) upon determining that the first font does not exist in the font management vault:
(i) identify the first font in a first multi-font suitcase file of a first plurality of multi-font suitcase files, each multi-font suitcase file of the first plurality including a similarly named version of the first font, (ii) separate the first font from the first multi-font suitcase file, and (iii) save the separated first font in the font management vault, and (c) upon determining that the second font does not exist in the font management vault:
(i) identify the second font in a second multi-font suitcase file, (ii) separate the second font from the second multi-font suitcase file, and (iii) save the separated second font in the font management vault.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems, methods, user interfaces, and computer-readable media for activating and managing fonts

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Systems, methods, user interfaces, and computer-readable media for activating and managing fonts

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