Automatically selecting fonts

• US 20010021937A1
• Filed: 02/20/2001
• Published: 09/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hill, Gerard Anthony, Cicchitelli, Lorenzo, Arnold, Catherine Jane, Morris-Yates, Timothy Mark
• Granted Patent: US 7,197,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/517
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/027 Arrangements and methods specific for the display of internet documents
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

The method automatically selects a font from a collection of fonts for use in captions associated with images. The method first selects 110 a font from a library of fonts, based on information provided with the images. The method then sets 112 the existing font of the captions with the selected font. In another embodiment, the method automatically selects a font for use in hyperlink texts. The method first selects 310 a font from a collection of fonts, based on information associated with the hyperlink texts. The method then replaces 312 the existing font of the hyperlink texts with the selected font.

Claims

1. A method of automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more captions associated with one or more images, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

automatically selecting one or more fonts from said collections of fonts, based on information provided with the one or more images; and

setting the font of the one or more captions to one of the selected one or more fonts.

2. A method as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the one or more images comprises one image.

3. A method as claimed in

claim 2

, wherein said information may comprise one or more of the following:

(b) Time of day;

(c) Location (GPS) information;

(d) User provided keywords; and

(e) Colour information.

4. A method of automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more captions associated with one or more images, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

analysing meta-data associated with the one or more images to determine a key feature amongst the meta-data;

searching a library of fonts, each said font having a set of one or more associated key features;

automatically selecting one or more fonts from the font library having an associated said key feature best matching the said determined key feature; and

setting a font of the one or more captions to one of the selected one or more one fonts.

5. A method as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein said key feature includes one of the following:

(a) Same date and time within a particular range;

(b) Same date and location;

(c) same Keyword matching;

(d) Same date and keyword; and

(e) same Colour similarities.

6. A method as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

inserting and displaying the one or more captions associated with the one or more images in a predefined default font, prior to said analysing step.

7. A method as claimed in

claim 6

, wherein the setting step comprises the substep of:

replacing the predefined default font with one of the selected one or more fonts; and

displaying the one or more captions associated with the one or more images in the replaced font.

8. A method as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

inserting and displaying the one or more captions associated with the one or more images in one of the selected one or more fonts.

9. A method as claimed in

claim 6

, wherein if said selecting step is unable to find meta-data associated with the one or more images, the one or more captions remain in the predefined default font.

10. A method as claimed in

claim 6

, wherein if said searching step feature is unable to find a best matching key feature, the one or more captions remain in the predefined default font.

11. A method as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein the one or more images comprise a plurality of images and said analysing step comprises analysing meta-data associated with the plurality of images to find a most common key feature amongst the meta-data and said selecting step comprises selecting one of fonts of the font library having an associated said key feature best matching the common key feature.

12. A method as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein said automatic selection step selects one said font of the font library having an associated said key feature best matching the said determined key feature and said setting step automatically sets a font of the one or more captions to said selected font.

13. A method as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein said setting step comprises the substeps of:

manually selecting one of said automatically selected fonts by a user; and

setting the font of the one or more captions to said manually selected font.

14. A method of automatically selecting a theme from a collection of themes for use in one or more objects associated with one or more pages, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

automatically selecting one or more themes from said collections of themes, based on information provided with the said one or more pages; and

setting the theme of the one or more objects with one of the selected one or more themes.

15. A method as claimed in

claim 14

, wherein said one or more objects comprise one or more of:

image frames on said one or more pages;

background of said one or more pages;

clip art on said one or more pages.

16. The method as claimed in

claim 14

, wherein said information comprise meta-data associated with one or more images on said page and dates associated with said one or more images.

17. A method as claimed in

claim 14

, wherein said automatic selection step selects one said theme from the collection of themes and said setting step automatically sets the theme of the one or more objects to said automatically selected theme.

18. A method as claimed in

claim 14

, wherein said setting step comprises the substeps of:

manually selecting one of said automatically selected themes by a user; and

setting the theme of the one or more objects to said manually selected font.

19. A method of automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more texts, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

automatically selecting one or more fonts from said collections of fonts, based on information associated with said one or more texts; and

setting the font of the one or more texts to one of the selected one or more fonts.

20. A method as claimed in

claim 19

, wherein the one or more texts have predefined font attributes and said setting step comprises the substep of replacing the predefined font attributes with the set font.

21. A method as claimed in

claim 19

, wherein said automatic selection step selects one said font from the collection of fonts and said setting step automatically sets the font of the one or more texts to said automatically selected font.

22. A method as claimed in

claim 19

, wherein said setting step comprises the substeps of:

manually selecting one of said automatically selected fonts by a user; and

setting the font of the one or more texts to said manually selected font.

23. A method of automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more hyperlink texts, wherein the one or more texts are in an initial font and the method comprises the steps of:

automatically selecting one said font from said collections of fonts, based on information associated with said one or more hyperlink texts; and

replacing the font of the one or more hyperlink texts with the selected font.

24. A method as claimed in

claim 23

, wherein said information comprises the type and content of the hyperlink texts.

25. Apparatus for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more captions associated with one or more images, wherein the apparatus comprises:

means for automatically selecting one or more fonts from said collections of fonts, based on information provided with the one or more images; and

means for setting the font of the one or more captions to one of the selected one or more fonts.

26. Apparatus for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more captions associated with one or more images, wherein the apparatus comprises:

means for analysing meta-data associated with the one or more images to determine a key feature amongst the meta-data;

means for searching a library of fonts, each said font having a set of one or more associated key features;

means for automatically selecting one or more fonts from the font library having an associated said key feature best matching the said determined key feature; and

means for setting a font of the one or more captions to one of the selected one or more one fonts.

27. Apparatus for automatically selecting a theme from a collection of themes for use in one or more objects associated with one or more pages, wherein the apparatus comprises:

means for automatically selecting one or more themes from said collections of themes, based on information provided with the said one or more pages; and

means for setting the theme of the one or more objects with one of the selected one or more themes.

28. Apparatus for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more texts, wherein the apparatus comprises:

means for automatically selecting one or more fonts from said collections of fonts, based on information associated with said one or more texts; and

means for setting the font of the one or more texts to one of the selected one or more fonts.

29. Apparatus for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more hyperlink texts, wherein the one or more texts are in an initial font and the apparatus comprises:

means for automatically selecting one said font from said collections of fonts, based on information associated with said one or more hyperlink texts; and

means for replacing the font of the one or more hyperlink texts with the selected font.

30. A computer program product comprising a computer program for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more captions associated with one or more images, wherein the computer program comprises:

means for automatically selecting one or more fonts from said collections of fonts, based on information provided with the one or more images; and

means for setting the font of the one or more captions to one of the selected one or more fonts.

31. A computer program product comprising a computer program for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more captions associated with one or more images, wherein the computer program comprises:

means for analysing meta-data associated with the one or more images to determine a key feature amongst the meta-data;

means for searching a library of fonts, each said font having a set of one or more associated key features;

means for automatically selecting one or more fonts from the font library having an associated said key feature best matching the said determined key feature; and

means for setting a font of the one or more captions to one of the selected one or more one fonts.

32. A computer program product comprising a computer program for automatically selecting a theme from a collection of themes for use in one or more objects associated with one or more pages, wherein the computer program comprises:

means for automatically selecting one or more themes from said collections of themes, based on information provided with the said one or more pages; and

means for setting the theme of the one or more objects with one of the selected one or more themes.

33. A computer program product comprising a computer program for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more texts, wherein the computer program comprises:

means for automatically selecting one or more fonts from said collections of fonts, based on information associated with said one or more texts; and

means for setting the font of the one or more texts to one of the selected one or more fonts.

34. A computer program product comprising a computer program for automatically selecting a font from a collection of fonts for use in one or more hyperlink texts, wherein the one or more texts are in an initial font and the computer program comprises:

means for automatically selecting one said font from said collections of fonts, based on information associated with said one or more hyperlink texts; and

means for replacing the font of the one or more hyperlink texts with the selected font.