METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED IMAGES FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A method for producing a specified image, comprising the steps of:
- generating a first file segment for an image file, wherein the first file segment contains information representing graphic content of the specified image that is not dependent on locale;
generating a plurality of locale dependent files, wherein each locale dependent file contains information representing graphic content that is locale dependent, and at least two of the locale dependent files pertain to locales that are different from one another;
incorporating the graphic content information of each locale dependent file into the image file, as a locale dependent file segment of the image file;
selecting said first file segment, and further selecting each of the locale dependent file segments that pertain only to a particular one of the locales;
rendering each of the selected file segments into a respectively corresponding image layer, wherein the image layer corresponding to a given selected file segment contains the graphic content information of the given selected file segment; and
selectively combining each of the image layers to produce said specified image.
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Abstract
A method for producing a specified image includes generating a first file segment for an imaging file, the first file segment containing graphic information that is locale independent. A plurality of locale dependent files is generated that each contains information representing locale dependent graphic content. Graphic content information of each locale dependent file is incorporated into the image file as a locale dependent file segment. The method further includes selecting the first file segment and each of the locale dependent file segments that pertain only to a particular locale. The selected file segments are then rendered into respectively corresponding image layers, the layers corresponding to a given selected file segment containing the graphic content information thereof. Each of the image layers are then combined to produce the specified image.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for producing a specified image, comprising the steps of:
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generating a first file segment for an image file, wherein the first file segment contains information representing graphic content of the specified image that is not dependent on locale; generating a plurality of locale dependent files, wherein each locale dependent file contains information representing graphic content that is locale dependent, and at least two of the locale dependent files pertain to locales that are different from one another; incorporating the graphic content information of each locale dependent file into the image file, as a locale dependent file segment of the image file; selecting said first file segment, and further selecting each of the locale dependent file segments that pertain only to a particular one of the locales; rendering each of the selected file segments into a respectively corresponding image layer, wherein the image layer corresponding to a given selected file segment contains the graphic content information of the given selected file segment; and selectively combining each of the image layers to produce said specified image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product executable in a computer recordable storage medium for generating a specified image, said computer program product comprising:
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instructions for generating a first file segment for an image file, wherein the first file segment contains information representing graphic content of the specified image that is not dependent on locale; instructions for generating a plurality of locale dependent files, wherein each locale dependent file contains information representing graphic content that is locale dependent, and at least two of the locale dependent files pertain to locales that are different from one another; instructions for incorporating the graphic content information of each locale dependent file into the image file, as a locale dependent file segment of the image file; instructions for selecting the first file segment, and for further selecting each of the locale dependent file segments that pertain only to a particular one of the locales; instructions for rendering each of the selected file segments into respectively corresponding image layers, wherein the image layer corresponding to a given selected file segment contains the graphic content information of the given selected file segment; and instructions for selectively combining each of the image layers to produce said specified image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus for generating a specified image, comprising:
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processing means for generating a first file segment for an image file, wherein the first file segment contains information representing graphic content of the specified image that is not dependent on locale; processing means for generating a plurality of locale dependent files, wherein each locale dependent file contains information representing graphic content that is locale dependent, and at least two of the locale dependent files pertain to locales that are different from one another; processing means for incorporating the graphic content information of each locale dependent file into the image file, as a locale dependent file segment of the image file; processing means for selecting the first file segment, and for further selecting each of the locale dependent file segments that pertain only to a particular one of the locales; processing means for rendering each of the selected file segments into respective corresponding image layers, wherein the image layer corresponding to a given selected file segment contains the graphic content information of the given selected file segment; and processing means for selectively combining each of the image layers to produce said specified image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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