Patent ID: 6249908
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A system for generating hinting commands that can be compiled to create font data files, comprising:a processing unit;a memory storage device;a data interface for receiving user commands;a display device for displaying graphical representations of various hinting commands;a data structure, stored in the memory storage device for organizing data representing a glyph and various hinting commands;a program module, stored in the memory storage device for providing instructions to the processing unit;the processing unit, responsive to the instructions of the program module, being operative to:receive a graphical command over the data interface, the graphical command representing a certain hinting function based on a selected control point and at least one parent control point;display on the display device, a graphical representation of the certain hinting function;translate the graphical command into functional data representing the certain hinting function;store the functional data in the data structure; andgenerate a hinting command set as a function of the functional data, the selected control point, and each parent control point.