【発明の名称】電子文書への最適アクセス

Japanese Patent JP2000500887

A

Methods and apparatus for displaying an electronic document on a display device coupled to a computer. The document includes text specified to be drawn using a desired font that is not on the computer. The methods and apparatus display the text and a region including the text initially using a substitute font different from the desired font; obtain the desired font from a source coupled to the computer for data transmission; and then redisplay the text and the region using the desired font. Aspects include the following features. The document has font description metrics for the desired font. The methods and apparatus read the font description metrics from the document before initially displaying the text; and use the font description metrics for the desired font to create the substitute font. The computer has font description metrics for the desired font, and the methods and apparatus use the font description metrics for the desired font to create the substitute font. The methods and apparatus adopt a font from a font resource on a local data store as the substitute font. The desired font is a font embedded in the document. The desired font is identified in the document; and obtaining the desired font includes obtaining the desired font from a font server.

Lowe, Edward Earl.
Preah Darshan, Eswir
Anderson, Kennis S.
Al-Shama, Nabel Ay.
Taft, Edward A.
McCurry, Elizabeth M.
Koun, Richard Jay.

JP51376097A

January 25, 2000

September 25, 1996

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Adobe Systems Incorporated

G06F12/00; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F13/00; G06F17/30; G06F40/14; G09G5/22; G09G5/42; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30; G06F3/00; G06F12/00; G06F13/00; G06F17/21; G09G5/22; G09G5/42

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