Patent ID: 6636235
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for processing a display device request for screen display information, said screen display information containing device-dependent information and device-independent information, said method comprising:separating said device-independent information from said device-dependent information; sending said device-independent information to said display device; processing said device-dependent information while said device-independent information is being sent to said display device, said processing including separating bitmaps without text code paths from bitmaps with text code paths; and separately processing said bitmaps without text code paths and said bitmaps with text code paths, said processing of said bitmaps with text code paths comprising obtaining string length of text string overlaying a first bitmap and adding a tag specifying said text string overlaying said first bitmap, said tag further specifying relative coordinates on said first bitmap of start and stop positions of said text string, said method further including sending said processed device-dependent information to said display device after sending said device-independent information.