EP1515238A3
Font request processing system and method
Abstract
A font manager provides a system for processing a request for fonts by applications running on a computer. The system comprises a font request interceptor that receives a demand for fonts from an application running on a computer, a font retriever that requests the demanded fonts from a remote font provider, a font installer that receives and installs the demanded fonts and a font tracker that controls the use of the fonts in response to privilege information received from the remote font provider.

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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO0118681A2 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | X | Search report | 1-3,5-7,11 |
| WO0173530A2 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 4,12 |
| US5982891A | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 3-6,9,10,12-14 |
| US6073147A | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 3-6,9,10,12-14 |
5 priority claims, no other members on record
Priority claims5
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 621275 | United States of America | – | |
| 62127503 | United States of America | A | |
| 62127503 | United States of America | A | |
| 621275 | – | – | – |
| US20030621275 | – | – | – |
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| Transfer of rights of an applicationRAP1 | RAP1 | |
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| Request for extension of the european patent to:AX | AX | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phasePUAI | PUAI |
Numbers
- Publication
- 1515238
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1515238
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1515238
- Application
- 4103120
- Application, DOCDB
- 04103120
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040103120
Titles3
- German
- Zeichensatzanfragebearbeitungssystem und -verfahren
- English
- Font request processing system and method
- French
- Système et procédé de traitement de requêtes de police de caractères
Classification
- CPC, 5
- G06F21/10
- G06F40/109
- G06F2221/2137
- G06Q30/06
- G06F40/126
- IPC, 4
- G06F17 21
- G06F17 22
- G06F21 00
- G06Q30 00
Designated states33
- Contracting states, 28
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
and 4 moreShow fewer
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia