EP0385269A2
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Apparatus and method for generating character pattern
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-02-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-02-22
Abstract
Abstract An original outline information of a character pattern has a predetermined thickness dimension and is memorized. The original outline information (251) of the character pattern is converted to a transformed outline information of the character pattern. The transformed outline information is made to vary a lateral thickness dimension and/or a longitudinal thickness dimension. The transformed outline information is memorized in a bit map memory (116). A fill-in position information (352) is prepared in accordance with the transformed outline information. An outline of a character pattern dot information (254) is filled in inside in accordance with the transformed outline information. The character pattern having a different thickness dimension is generated at a high speed. The character pattern is emphasized with a well balance and is generated with a bold thickness.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Makioka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:11
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/22; G09G5/24; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/004; G06K2215/0042; G06K2215/0045; G06K2215/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprising: means (112) for memorizing an original character pattern outline information, said original character pattern outline information has a predetermined thickness to dimension ratio; means (113) for converting said original character pattern outline information in said original character pattern outline information memory means to a transformed character pattern outline information, said transformed character pattern outline information has a different thickness to dimension ratio as said predetermined thickness to dimension ratio of said original character pattern outline information; means (114) for memorizing said transformed character pattern outline information of said original character pattern outline information conversion means; means (115) for preparing a character pattern dot information, an outline of said character pattern dot information is filled in inside in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information of said transformed character pattern outline information memory means; and means (116) for memorizing said character pattern dot information of said character pattern dot information preparation means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
173 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprising: means (112) for memorizing an original character pattern outline information, said original character pattern outline information has a predetermined thickness to dimension ratio; means (113) for converting said original character pattern outline information in said original character pattern outline information memory means to a transformed character pattern outline information, said transformed character pattern outline information has a different thickness to dimension ratio as said predetermined thickness to dimension ratio of said original character pattern outline information; means (114) for memorizing said transformed character pattern outline information of said original character pattern outline information conversion means; means (115) for preparing a character pattern dot information, an outline of said character pattern dot information is filled in inside in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information of said transformed character pattern outline information memory means; and means (116) for memorizing said character pattern dot information of said character pattern dot information preparation means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 1, characterized by means (302) for preparing a fill-in position information in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information (351) of said transformed character pattern outline information memory means (114).
Claim 4
Independent Claim
93 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprising: means for memorizing a character pattern with a form of an outline information; means for memorizing said character pattern with a form of a dot information; and means for converting to an information in which a base line of said character pattern is made to be a constant in accordance with a different thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern as an original thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
93 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprising: means for memorizing a character pattern with a form of an outline information; means for memorizing said character pattern with a form of a dot information; and means for converting to an information in which a base line of said character pattern is made to be a constant in accordance with a different thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern as an original thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
139 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 1, wherein said character pattern is sent to print means (130) upon receipt of a printing information from calculation means (115), said memory means (114) for memorizing an original character pattern outline information is a font memory means, a base line of said character pattern is made to be a constant in accordance with said different thickness to dimension ratios of said character pattern as said original thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern; preparation means (302) are provided for preparing a fill-in position information in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information of said transformed character pattern outline information memory means; said memory means for memorizing said character pattern dot information of said character pattern dot information preparation means is a bit map memory means (116).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 4, wherein said conversion means (113) makes said transformed character pattern outline information a lateral thickness at a constant and makes said transformed character pattern outline information a longitudinal thickness thick.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 4, wherein said conversion means (113) makes said transformed character pattern outline information a longitudinal thickness at a constant and makes said transformed character pattern outline information a lateral thickness thick.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 4, wherein said conversion means (113) makes said transformed character pattern outline information both the lateral thickness and the longitudinal thickness thick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 3, wherein a base line of said character pattern is moved with a different thickness dimension ratio as against said original thickness dimension ratio of said character pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 8, wherein said conversion means (113) makes said transformed character pattern outline information a longitudinal dimension thick by moving said base line of said character pattern toward an up-and-down direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 8, wherein said conversion means (113) makes said transformed character pattern outline information a height dimension at a constant and makes said transformed character pattern outline information a lateral dimension thick by moving said base line of said character pattern toward a left-and-right direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 8, wherein said conversion means (113) makes said transformed character pattern outline information both the height dimension and the lateral dimension thick by moving said base line of said character pattern toward an up-and-down direction and a left-and-right direction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
88 words
In apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 5, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a difference of X coordinate of adjacent said two bent points is calculated, when said difference is zero or a negative value no action takes, and said difference is a positive value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is subtracted from Y coordinate of said two bent points.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
114 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 6, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a difference of Y coordinate of adjacent said two bent points is calculated, when said difference is zero no action takes, when said difference is a negative value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is subtracted from x coordinate of said two bent points, and when said difference is a positive value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is added to X coordinate of said two bent points.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 7, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline of said character pattern, a difference of X coordinate of adjacent two said bent points is calculated, when said difference is zero or a negative value no action takes, and when said difference is a positive value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is added to X coordinate of two said bent points.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
82 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 4, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a point on a linear line connecting adjacent said two bent points is calculated, X coordinate is memorized in order of small value in accordance with said bent point in said linear line of Y coordinate, and said fill-in position information for each said bent point is made.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
143 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 4, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a point on a linear line connecting adjacent said two bent points is calculated, when a difference of Y coordinate of adjacent said two bent points is zero no action takes, when said difference is a negative value X coordinate is memorized in order of small value in accordance with said bent point in a starting information with said linear line of Y coordinate, when said difference is a positive value X coordinate is memorized in order of small value in accordance with said bent point in a finishing information with said linear line of Y coordinate, and said fill-in position information for each said bent point is made.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
62 words
An apparatus for generating a character pattern according to claim 4, wherein in accordance with said fill-in position information, said two bent points are combined with a starting point and a finishing point in order of small value of X coordinate and are filled in between said two bent points, and said fill-in position information for each said bent point is made.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal wherein, after a character pattern outline information is converted to another character pattern outline information with a different thickness to dimension ratio as an original thickness to dimension ratio, a character pattern outline information is memorized by filling in said outline inside.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal wherein, after a character pattern outline information is converted to another character pattern outline information with a different thickness to dimension ratio as an original thickness to dimension ratio, a character pattern outline information is memorized by filling in said outline inside.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprises steps of: memorizing an original character pattern outline information, said original character pattern outline information has a predetermined thickness to dimension ratio; converting said original character pattern outline information to a transformed character pattern outline information, said tranformed character pattern outline information has a different thickness to dimension ratio as said predetermined thickness to dimension ratio of said original character pattern outline information; memorizing said transformed character pattern outline information; preparing a character pattern dot information, an outline of said character pattern dot information is filled in inside in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information; and memorizing said character pattern dot information.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprises steps of: memorizing an original character pattern outline information, said original character pattern outline information has a predetermined thickness to dimension ratio; converting said original character pattern outline information to a transformed character pattern outline information, said tranformed character pattern outline information has a different thickness to dimension ratio as said predetermined thickness to dimension ratio of said original character pattern outline information; memorizing said transformed character pattern outline information; preparing a character pattern dot information, an outline of said character pattern dot information is filled in inside in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information; and memorizing said character pattern dot information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 19, further comprising a step of: preparing a fill-in position information in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprises steps of: memorizing a character pattern with a form of an outline information; memorizing said character pattern with a form of a dot information; and converting to an information in which a base line of said character pattern is made to be a constant in accordance with a different thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern as the original thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for generating a character pattern in which a character pattern is outputted upon receipt of an input signal, comprises steps of: memorizing a character pattern with a form of an outline information; memorizing said character pattern with a form of a dot information; and converting to an information in which a base line of said character pattern is made to be a constant in accordance with a different thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern as the original thickness to dimension ratio of said character pattern.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
85 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 19, wherein said character pattern is sent to print means upon receipt of a printing information from calculation means; a base line of said character pattern is made to be a constant in accordance with said different thickness dimension ratio of said character pattern as against said original thickness dimension ratio of said character pattern; a further step is provided for preparing a fill-in position information in accordance with said transformed character pattern outline information.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein a lateral thickness of said transformed character pattern outline information is made at a constant and a longitudinal thickness of said transformed character pattern outline information is made thick.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein a longitudinal thickness of said transformed character pattern outline information is made at a constant and a lateral thickness of said transformed character pattern outline information is made thick.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein both the lateral thickness and the longitudinal thickness of said transformed character pattern outline information are made thick.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 21, said base line of said character pattern is moved with a different thickness dimension ratio as against said original thickness dimension ratio of said character pattern.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein a longitudinal dimension of said transformed character pattern outline information is made thick by moving said base line of said character pattern toward an up-and down direction.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein a height dimension of said transformed character pattern outline information is made at a constant and a lateral dimension of said transformed character pattern outline information is made thick by moving said base line of said character pattern toward a left-and right direction.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein both the height dimension and the lateral dimension of said transformed character pattern outline information are made thick by moving said base line of said character pattern toward an up-and-down direction and a left-and-right direction.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
88 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 27, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a difference of X coordinate of adjacent said two bent points is calculated, when said difference is zero or a negative value no action takes, and said difference is a positive value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is subtracted from Y coordinate of said two bent points.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
114 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 28, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a difference of Y coordinate of adjacent said two bent points is calculated, when said difference is zero no action takes, when said difference is a negative value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is subtracted from X coordinate of said two bent points, and when said difference is a positive value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is added to X coordinate of said two bent points.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
88 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 29, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline of said character pattern, a difference of X coordinate of adjacent two said bent points is calculated, when said difference is zero or a negative value no action takes, and when said difference is a positive value a predetermined value of a relative thickness of each said bent point is added to X coordinate of said two bent points.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
82 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a point on a linear line connecting adjacent said two bent points is calculated, X coordinate is memorized in order of small value in accordance with said bent point in said linear line of Y coordinate, and said fill-in position information for each said bent point is made.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
143 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein said outline information of said character pattern constitutes of a plurality of bent points of an outline line of said character pattern, a point on a linear line connecting adjacent said two bent points is calculated, when a difference of Y coordinate of adjacent two said bent points is zero no action takes, when said difference is a negative value X coordinate is memorized in order of small value in accordance with said bent point in a starting information with said linear line of Y coordinate, when said difference is a positive value X coordinate is memorized in order of small value in accordance with said bent point in a finishing information with said linear line of Y coordinate, and said fill-in position information for each said bent point is made.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method for generating a character pattern according to claim 22, wherein in accordance with said fill-in position information, said two bent points are combined with a starting point point and a finishing point in order of small value of X coordinate and are filled in between said two bent points, and said fill-in position information for each said bent point is made.
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