MyFonts Awarded U.S. Patent.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MyFonts, a subsidiary of Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BITS) and the leading provider of the world's fonts available from one easy-to-use website, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent for MyFonts' system for selecting and distributing fonts in conjunction with its e-commerce system. MyFonts was awarded the patent, number U.S. 6,853,980 B1, for specific technology underlying the MyFonts website that: --enables users to find a font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. having a particular look or particular features --enables users to upload an image of a font or font shapes --displays fonts on the MyFonts website that most closely match ("pattern match") the font or image the user is searching for --allows users to purchase and download the matching font MyFonts technology relies on computerized systems to organize fonts in such a way that visitors to the MyFonts website (www.myfonts.com) will be able to find a font similar to the one they're searching for, as accessed through the "More Fonts Like This" feature and through keyword searches. The "More Fonts Like This" feature, located on Font Family A set of fonts of the same typeface in assorted sizes, including bold, italic and bold italic variations. pages, enables site visitors to display a list of fonts that are similar to the fonts in the Font Family, with the best matches listed first. The keyword search allows site visitors to enter any words that describe a font they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. - in everyday language. It is developed for site visitors who do not have a specific font name, typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics designer, or foundry in mind. MyFonts technology also relies on computerized pattern matching 1. pattern matching - A function is defined to take arguments of a particular type, form or value. When applying the function to its actual arguments it is necessary to match the type, form or value of the actual arguments against the formal arguments in some definition. for fonts, as accessed through the "WhatTheFont" feature. WhatTheFont is for users who have found a font they like in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc., but don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. its name. WhatTheFont accepts image files of fonts uploaded by users, analyzes the images, and then displays the fonts on the MyFonts site that most closely match the font shapes captured in the image. "MyFonts was founded on our unique technology for searching, selecting, distributing, and selling fonts. 'More Fonts Like This' is our most popular feature, and the accuracy of our 'WhatTheFont' results is unprecedented by previous automatic systems," stated John Collins, Chief Technology Officer and Vice-President of MyFonts. "Receiving this patent is an important milestone for our innovations that help our customers get the results they need." About MyFonts MyFonts, a venture funded by Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) and established as a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. in 1999, is a showcase of the world's fonts available from one easy-to-use website. It provides the largest collection of fonts ever assembled for online delivery and offers convenient ways to find and purchase them online. The unique typographic See typography. resources of MyFonts include font-previewing tools, forums for interacting with font experts, and the remarkable font identifier, WhatTheFont. For more information, visit http://www.myfonts.com, the website for finding, trying, and buying fonts online. Bitstream is a registered trademark of Bitstream Inc. MyFonts and MyFonts.com are registered service marks and WhatTheFont is a service mark of MyFonts.com, Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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