Method for displaying character strings

• US 7,719,535 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2001
• Issued: 05/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Activision Publishing Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Inui, Takashi, Tsukizawa, Kazuya, Tadokoro, Mizuho
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kimbinh T.
• Application Number:
  US09/755,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20010051867A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,423 Days
• Field of Search: 345/467, 345/703, 345/533, 715/513, 715/533, 715/536, 715/540, 717/140, 717/141, 717/143, 717/122, 717/137, 717/169, 717/170
• US Class Current: 345/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/53 Processing of non-Latin text kana-to-kanji conversion G06F40/129; vowelisation G06F40/232

Abstract

A system and method for translating character strings into another national language and displaying the translated character strings without updating any source code. The character strings are displayed on GUI environment upon the execution of the object computer program. The method for displaying character strings on GUI environment provided by a computer program comprises the steps of; (a) providing an executable program; (b) providing a text file including the character strings and being openable with the executable program; (c) executing the executable program (301); (d) retrieving the text file from the executable program (307); and (e) displaying the character strings included in the opened text file (315).

Claims

1. A method for creating a computer program including control-related character strings, including the steps of;

(a) creating a text file describing said control-related text file character strings; and

(b) creating a program file describing a code for an executable program to automatically open said text file to generate control related program messages as said text file character strings,

wherein said creating a text file comprises creating a text file including a selected control-related text file character string and a search key; and

, wherein said creating a program file comprises creating a program file including a default character string and a code for automatically shifting control to said selected control-related text file character string when said search key to be enabled is detected and giving control to said default character string when said search key to be disabled is detected.

2. A program storage device readable by machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method to generate at least one control-related text file character string related to computer control, said method including the steps of:

automatically opening a text file including said at least one control-related text file character string to generate control related program messages as said text file character strings; and

using said at least one character string described in said opened text file to control said computer,

and further comprising a default character string, wherein said opening a text file comprises searching a search key of a text file including a selected control-related text file character string; and

wherein said using at least one character string comprises using said selected control-related text file character string to control said computer when said search key to be enabled is detected and using said default character string to control said computer when said search key to be disabled is detected.