BS EN 62605:2016

What is this BS EN 62605 - Interchange format for e-dictionaries about ?  

BS EN 62605 discusses multimedia systems and equipment with a focus on texture maps for the auditory presentation of printed texts. BS EN 62605 specifies the interchange format for e-dictionaries among publishers, content creators, and manufacturers. 

Note: BS EN 62605 does not address the following aspects: 

• Data formats for reading devices 
• Elements necessary for final print reproduction only 
• Rendering issues related to physical devices 
• Security issues such as DRM for documents 

Who is BS EN 62605 - Interchange format for e-dictionaries for ? 

BS EN 62605 on interchange format for e-dictionaries is useful for: 

• E-book publishing platform 
• E-book developments  
• Publishers 

Why should you use BS EN 62605 - Interchange format for e-dictionaries ?  

Markets for multimedia e-books and e-publishing require the standardization of formats for e-book data interchange among associated people, authors, data preparers, publishers, and readers. The formats are classified into submission format, interchange format, and reader’s format. The submission format supports interaction between authors and data preparers. The reader’s format depends on e-publishing equipment. The interchange format provides an interchange format for data preparers and publishers and therefore should be e-publishing equipment independent. 

BS EN 62605 discusses position and requirements for an interchange format for e-dictionaries, file formats, semantics, XMDF-LeXML format, LeXML format, specification of the LeXML format in the DTD syntax, contents creation/distribution model, base characters for reading, standard character set, and usable characters for a telephone number. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 62605:2016 supersedes BS EN 62605:2011, which is withdrawn. BS EN 62605:2016 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 62605:2011.  

These include: 

• 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.)