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EP0440359A2
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Output apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-01-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-01-22
Abstract
Abstract An output apparatus comprises: an input device to input an output format of a pattern; a data producing circuit to produce data regarding an outline font from a dot font pattern; and an outline font pattern producing circuit to produce an outline font pattern from the dot font pattern produced by the data producing circuit in accordance with an input character code. When a character code is input, an outline font is produced from a dot pattern and, thereafter, a dot font pattern of a designated shape is generated from the outline font.
Inventors
- 👤 Akio Sugaya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:38
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/128; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/004; G06K2215/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
An output apparatus comprising: means for inputting an output format of a pattern; data producing means for producing data regarding an outline font from a dot font pattern; and outline font pattern producing means for producing an outline font pattern from the dot font pattern produced by said data producing means in accordance with an input of a character code.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data which is produced by the data producing means includes a pointer to manage the dot font pattern and an outline font to be produced so as to correspond to each other and style of type data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output apparatus is a printer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output apparatus is a display apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
83 words
An output apparatus comprising: storage means for storing dot pattern data; discriminating means for discriminating a size of a pattern to be output; producing means for producing outline data from the dot pattern data which is stored into the storage means; and control means for controlling whether the outline data by the producing means is produced or not in accordance with an input of data indicative of the pattern to be output on the basis of the size discriminated by the discriminating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the discriminating means discriminates whether a size of the dot pattern data which is stored into the storage means is the same as the size of the pattern to be output or not.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the output apparatus is a printer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the output apparatus is a display apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
An output method comprising steps of: inputting an output format of a pattern; producing data regarding an outline font from a dot font pattern; and producing an outline font pattern from the dot font pattern produced in the data producing step in accordance with an input of a character code.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein the data which is produced in the data producing step includes a pointer to manage the dot font pattern and an outline font to be produced so as to correspond to each other and style of type data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of printing the outline font pattern.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of displaying the outline font.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
An output method comprising steps of: storing dot pattern data; discriminating a size of a pattern to be output; producing outline data from the dot pattern data which is stored in the storing step; and controlling whether the outline data in the producing step is produced or not in accordance with an input of data indicative of the pattern to be output on the basis of the size discriminated in the discriminating step.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein in the discriminating step, a check is made to see if a size of the dot pattern data which is stored in the storing step is the same as the size of the pattern to be output or not.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of printing the output pattern.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of displaying the output pattern.
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