Patent ReferencesWord autocorrelation redundancy match facsimile compression for text processing systems Kanji/Chinese font generation by scaling Data compression using run length encoding and statistical encoding Hand-held manually operable printing apparatus Method and apparatus for selecting, storing and displaying chinese script characters Handy image data filing apparatus Data compression system for successively applying at least two data compression methods to an input data stream Means and method of displaying a message in a plurality of scripts Method and system for processing documents with embedded fonts Method of manipulating fonts containing large numbers of characters InventorsApplicationNo. 10039397 filed on 01/03/2002US Classes:715/535, Ideographic generator715/542, Font selection375/240, BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION382/301, Where the image is an alphanumeric character341/63, To or from bit count codes101/486, Of print means358/403, Document filing and retrieval system341/55, Substituting specified bit combinations for other prescribed bit combinations340/7.56, Including graphics345/472.1, Reduction only707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE345/467, Character generating341/23, Variable key legends345/95, Three or more voltages345/471, Alteration of stored font382/185, Ideographic characters (e.g., Japanese or Chinese)340/7.55, Display717/173Including downloadingExaminersPrimary: Hong, Stephen S.Assistant: Paula, Cesar B Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 314AbstractA system and method for implementing a user interface for use with Japanese characters includes a font-encoder compiler on a host computer for encoding selected text strings and creating custom fonts, and further includes an electronic device which contains a standard font and a font manager. The font manager selectively accesses the standard font and the custom fonts to display the encoded text strings on the user interface of the electronic device. Specific characters may be selected by entering a hierarchical text edit dialog, choosing a character category, selecting an articulation group and then choosing a specific character from the selected articulation group. | |