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Microsoft Patents "Fonts With Feelings"

Posted by timothy on from the schoolhouse-rock-prior-art dept.

theodp writes "Seems like those old IBM flaming logo commercials (video) should count as prior art, but the USPTO granted Microsoft a patent Tuesday for inventing Fonts With Feelings. Giving font characters sound, motion, and altered appearance, Microsoft asserts, gives a user 'the impression the fonts have personalities,' thereby enhancing the user's understanding and/or fluency of words. From the patent: 'As a few non-limiting examples, the word 'giant' can get very large; the word 'lion' can morph into a line drawing of a lion; the word 'toss' can morph into a hand that animates a ball toss; the word 'bees' could show bees flying around with or without a 'buzz' sound effect'. If you're curious, Microsoft Research offers some explanations and examples of 'fontlings' in action — don't miss 'f' kicks 'a'!"

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  1. Cue in fucktard sopssa trolling in 3, 2, 1, ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Too Late by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Apple has already patented both fonts and feelings.

    Isreal has petented Jews committing Genocide.

    The United States of America of course patented ignorance and indifference in 1985.

  3. frist psto by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    got it

  4. frist psot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fonts are pants

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