Method and apparatus for automatically generating korean character fonts

Claim 1

A character converter for generating output signals indicative of a font for the basic symbols of a character from a set of coded input signals identifying each symbol comprising: a. a plurality of four stage shift registers for storing successive identifying coded signals, b. geometrical group classifying means connected to said plurality of shift registers for classifying said stored identifying signals into geometrical groups and for providing geometrical group output signals, c. control circuit means connected to receive the group output signals from said geometrical group classifying means, said control circuit means providing compositional structure output signals associated with each identifying coded signal, and d. output buffer means connected to receive said compositional structure output signals and said associated identifying coded signals, said control circuit means comprising: 1. means for generating a first control signal for shifting the stored identifying coded signals in the second stages of the plurality of shift registers into said otput buffer means, and 2. means for generating a second control signal for shifting the stored identifying coded signals in the third stages of said plurality of shift registers into said output buffer means.