IEC 62605:2016

Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books - Interchange format for e-dictionaries

IEC 62605:2016 specifies the interchange format for e-dictionaries among publishers, content creators and manufacturers. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- Ref element is added to facilitate cross reference between entries.
- A new version of LeXML format, which is one of the base formats of the first edition, has been expanded and becomes Annex B. (The existing format becomes Annex A.)

Systèmes et appareils multimédias - Publication et livres électroniques multimédias - Format d'échange pour les dictionnaires électroniques

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-2016
• ICS: 33.160.60 - Multimedia systems and teleconferencing equipment
• ICS: 35.240.20 - IT applications in office work
• ICS: 35.240.30 - IT applications in information, documentation and publishing
• Technical Committee: TC 100 - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Start Date: 29-Nov-2019
• Completion Date: 30-Aug-2021

Relations

• Revised: IEC 62605:2021 - Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books - Interchange format for e-dictionaries
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 62605:2011 - Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books - Interchange format for e-dictionaries
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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ICS 33.160.60; 35.240.20; 35.240.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-3102-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references. 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Position and requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries . 8
4.1 Interchange format for e-dictionaries in contents creation/distribution model . 8
4.2 Requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries. 9
5 File formats . 9
6 Semantics . 10
Annex A (normative) XMDF-LeXML format . 11
A.1 General . 11
A.2 Overview of the format’s structure . 11
A.3 Elements and attributes . 12
A.3.1 General . 12
A.3.2 Page_ID . 12
A.3.3 Object_ID . 12
A.3.4 Char_ID . 12
A.3.5 Reading . 12
A.3.6 Filename . 13
A.3.7 Standard character . 13
A.3.8 Standard character string . 13
A.3.9 Extended character . 14
A.3.10 Extended character string . 14
A.3.11 External character . 14
A.3.12 External character string . 16
A.3.13 External extended character string . 16
A.3.14 Coordinates . 16
A.3.15 Polygonal_region . 17
A.3.16 Color . 17
A.3.17 Date . 18
A.3.18 Time . 18
A.3.19 Country . 18
A.3.20 Personal_name . 18
A.3.21 Organization_name . 20
A.3.22 Address . 20
A.3.23 Permission . 22
A.3.24 Keyword . 24
A.3.25 Telephone_number . 24
A.3.26 Mail_address . 25
A.4 Description format details . 25
A.4.1 General . 25
A.4.2 Book information modules . 26
A.4.3 Content management module . 41
A.4.4 Event info module . 59

A.4.5 Parts data module . 66
A.4.6 Object instances . 72
A.5 Available color names . 119
A.6 Localization. 120
A.6.1 Possible additions . 120
A.6.2 Standard characters . 120
A.6.3 Characters usable for reading . 121
A.6.4 Line breaking methods . 121
A.6.5 Sorting rules for . 122
A.6.6 Additional attributes for . 123
A.6.7 Normalization methods for . 124
A.6.8 Character encoding conversions . 124
A.7 Adaptation . 124
A.8 Specification of the XMDF-LeXML format in the RELAX NG syntax . 124
Annex B (normative) LeXML format . 160
B.1 General . 160
B.2 Elements for content structure . 160
B.2.1 Parameter entity definition . 160
B.2.2 Root elements . 162
B.2.3 headword-related elements . 166
B.2.4 Main-text related elements . 169
B.2.5 Subheadword related elements . 174
B.2.6 Other block elements . 178
B.2.7 Media related elements . 182
B.2.8 Other structural elements . 184
B.3 Inline elements . 190
B.3.1 Labels . 190
B.3.2 pronunciation/accent – related elements . 192
B.3.3 Part-of-speech related and other elements . 194
B.3.4 Other dictionary-specific elements . 195
B.3.5 Text-decoration related elements. 205
B.3.6 Typesetting-related elements . 210
B.3.7 Other elements . 213
B.4 Specification of the LeXML format in the DTD syntax . 220
Bibliography . 234

Figure 1 – Contents creation/distribution model . 8
Figure 2 – Contents creation/distribution model (modified) . 9
Figure 3 – Relationship between concepts . 9
Figure A.1 – XML tree structure . 11
Figure A.2 – Example of valign="middle" . 74
Figure A.3 – Example of dropped capital . 80
Figure A.4 – Left and right margin of a paragraph . 80
Figure A.5 – Horizontal writing in vertical text . 88
Figure A.6 – Ruby . 89
Figure A.7 – Example of search page object instance rendering . 115

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Table A.1 – Base characters for reading . 13
Table A.2 – Standard character set . 13
Table A.3 – Usable characters for a telephone number . 25
Table A.4 – Characters usable for email addresses . 25
Table A.5 – Characters usable for the lookup key .
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Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
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Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –

Interchange format for e-dictionaries

Systèmes et appareils multimédias – Publication et livres électroniques

multimédias – Format d'échange pour les dictionnaires électroniques

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ICS 33.160.60; 35.240.20; 35.240.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-0000-0

– 2 – IEC 62605:2016 © IEC 2016

CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5

INTRODUCTION . 7

1 Scope . 8

2 Normative references . 8

3 Terms and definitions . 8

4 Position and requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries . 8

4.1 Interchange format for e-dictionaries in contents creation/distribution model . 8
4.2 Requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries . 9
5 File formats . 9
6 Semantics . 10
Annex A (normative) XMDF-LeXML format . 11
A.1 General . 11
A.2 Overview of the format’s structure . 11
A.3 Elements and attributes . 12
A.3.1 General . 12
A.3.2 Page_ID . 12
A.3.3 Object_ID . 12
A.3.4 Char_ID . 12
A.3.5 Reading . 12
A.3.6 Filename . 13
A.3.7 Standard character . 13
A.3.8 Standard character string . 13
A.3.9 Extended character. 14
A.3.10 Extended character string . 14
A.3.11 External character . 14
A.3.12 External character string . 16
A.3.13 External extended character string . 16
A.3.14 Coordinates . 16
A.3.15 Polygonal_region . 17
A.3.16 Color . 17
A.3.17 Date . 18
A.3.18 Time . 18
A.3.19 Country. 18
A.3.20 Personal_name. 18
A.3.21 Organization_name . 20
A.3.22 Address . 20
A.3.23 Permission . 22
A.3.24 Keyword . 24
A.3.25 Telephone_number . 24
A.3.26 Mail_address . 25
A.4 Description format details . 25
A.4.1 General . 25
A.4.2 Book information modules . 26
A.4.3 Content management module . 41
A.4.4 Event info module . 59

A.4.5 Parts data module . 66

A.4.6 Object instances . 72

A.5 Available color names . 119

A.6 Localization . 120

A.6.1 Possible additions . 120

A.6.2 Standard characters . 120

A.6.3 Characters usable for reading . 121

A.6.4 Line breaking methods. 121

A.6.5 Sorting rules for . 122

A.6.6 Additional attributes for . 123

A.6.7 Normalization methods for . 124
A.6.8 Character encoding conversions . 124
A.7 Adaptation . 124
A.8 Specification of the XMDF-LeXML format in the RELAX NG syntax . 124
Annex B (normative) LeXML format . 160
B.1 General . 160
B.2 Elements for content structure . 160
B.2.1 Parameter entity definition . 160
B.2.2 Root elements . 162
B.2.3 headword-related elements . 166
B.2.4 Main-text related elements . 169
B.2.5 Subheadword related elements . 173
B.2.6 Other block elements . 178
B.2.7 Media related elements . 182
B.2.8 Other structural elements . 184
B.3 Inline elements . 189
B.3.1 Labels .
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