Method and system for providing substitute computer fonts
July 21, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesFont selection system Method and apparatus for automatically spacing characters during composition Method for producing a scaleable typeface data Method and apparatus for generating aesthetically alterable character designs Selective processing of a data stream based on font format Document composition apparatus which changes an outline font in accordance with letter magnification Method and apparatus for conversion of outline characters to bitmap characters User definable font substitutions with equivalency indicators Method of substituting fonts and displaying characters Method for pattern selection involving scaling-up circumscribed rectangles InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 897374 filed on 07/21/1997US Classes:345/471, Alteration of stored font715/519, Horizontal spacing715/542Font selectionExaminersPrimary: Fetting, Anton W.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 017/21AbstractA method and system for providing a substitute font that visually approximates a selected font that is unavailable in a computer system is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method and system first selects as the substitute font a font that is available in the computer system. The method and system then adjusts the overall widths of the characters of the substitute font to match the overall widths of the corresponding characters of the selected font. This causes the same combinations of characters of the substitute font and of the selected font to have substantially the same size and appearance. The method and system then makes the substitute font available to a program that has requested the selected font.Other References
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