Appeal No. 2002-1606
Application No. 08/906,648
The claimed invention relates to providing transparent
compatibility and adaptation to differing format implementations
in a computer system. According to Appellant (Specification,
page 4), new formats are included in a computer system while
maintaining compatibility with applications implementing old
formats.
Representative claims 1 and 12 are reproduced as follows:
1. A method for providing transparent compatibility and
adaptation to differing format implementations in a computer
system, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a first format in a device list, the first
format compatible with a format for an application program;
accessing the first format from the device list by the
application program to allow data input in the first format
from the application program;
providing a second format, the second format compatible
with a format for an output device; and
transforming inputs from the application program from
the first format to the second format for output on the
output device to provide compatibility between the
application program and the output device without
substantially altering the application program.
12. A system for improving compatibility between an
application program and a display device of a computer
system, the system comprising:
a CPU;
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