MULTILINGUAL USER INTERFACE FOR OPERATING SYSTEM

摘要

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method capable of providing multilingual support while using existing resources and executable binary files without modification of an operating system. Ž<P>SOLUTION: In the operating system, a function to address resources within executable files is modified to redirect calls for resources to language-specific resources responsively to a user-setting defining a selected language. The language-specific resources are contained in alternate language modules through a dynamic addressing scheme that allows the alternate language file suite to be expanded without modification to any central routing facility. A user is thus enabled to select a language for the user interface and the resource loader will automatically redirect calls for resources to the appropriate resources. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž