Patent ID: 6216177
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A method in a first computer for transmitting text data from a first computer to a second computer, the method comprising:the first computer receiving identifications of fonts supported by the second computer asynchronously, upon initiation of a session for transmitting data, and without solicitation form the first computer;the first computer receiving a request to output text data in a specified font on the second computer;the first computer determining from the received identifications whether the second computer supports the specified font;when it is determined, by the first computer, that the second computer supports the specified font, sending the text data along with an identification of the specified font to the second computer; andwhen it is determined, by the first computer, that the second computer does not support the specified font,the first computer generating a bitmap representation of the data in the specified font; andthe first computer sending the generated bitmap representation of the text data of the second computer for display of the bitmap representation on a display device of the second computer.