Patents by Inventor Mohamed F. Metwaly

Mohamed F. Metwaly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for the generation of Arabic script
    Patent number: 4670842
    Abstract: For effecting the automatic selection of Arabic character forms for display/printing of Arabic script, the structure of Arabic words is defined in terms of the respective shapes of the characters, and then production rules are derived to logically effect selection of an appropriate variant shape for any given character. By the disclosed teaching, a method and system are defined capable of handling not only the usual text, but also initials, acronyms, vowels, compound shapes, special end-of-word and stand-alone shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mohamed F. Metwaly