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Data processing apparatus and method for preparing data representative of supplemental figure attached to basic figure reproduced on output medium
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1991-11-18
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Granted: 1993-05-04
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Expires: 2011-11-18
Abstract
Abstract A data processing apparatus having a basic figure processing device for preparing basic figure data for reproducing at least one basic figure on a recording medium, a display screen or other output medium, and supplemental figure processing device for determining a supplemental figure attached to the basic flgure or figures and preparing supplemental figure data necessary to output the supplemental figure on the output medium. The supplemental figure processing device is adapted to prepare standard supplement figure data necessary to attach at least one standard supplement figure to the basic figure or figures in a predetermined relationship therewith. Each standard supplement figure is specified by a characteristic of the basic figure or figures and contains the supplemental figure. The supplemental figure processing device selects a portion of the standard supplement figure data which corresponds to a portion of the standard supplement figure or figures which satisfies a predetermined condition, so that the supplemental figure data consists of the selected portion of the standard supplement figure data.
Inventors
- 👤 Ichiro Sasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/004; G06K2215/0062; G06K2215/0065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
A data processing apparatus comprising: basic figure processing means for preparing basic figure data on an output medium such as recording medium and a display screen; program memory means for storing a control program defining at least one standard supplement figure with respect to a shape and a size thereof and a relative position thereof to said at least one basic figure so as to partially overlap said at least one basic figure in a predetermined relation therewith; standard supplement figure processing means for determining, by utilizing said control program and a characteristic of said at least one basic figure, a size and a position of said at least one standard supplement figure, and preparing standard supplement figure data necessary to output said at least one standard supplement figure on said output medium; each of said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said basic figure and said standard supplement figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the basic figure and the standard supplement figure; and output figure processing means for processing said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data into output figure data used to output as an output figure the overlapped at least one basic figure and at least one standard supplement figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside said output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data; said output figure containing at least one supplemental figure which is a portion of said at least one standard supplemental figure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
274 words
A data processing apparatus comprising: basic figure processing means for preparing basic figure data on an output medium such as recording medium and a display screen; program memory means for storing a control program defining at least one standard supplement figure with respect to a shape and a size thereof and a relative position thereof to said at least one basic figure so as to partially overlap said at least one basic figure in a predetermined relation therewith; standard supplement figure processing means for determining, by utilizing said control program and a characteristic of said at least one basic figure, a size and a position of said at least one standard supplement figure, and preparing standard supplement figure data necessary to output said at least one standard supplement figure on said output medium; each of said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said basic figure and said standard supplement figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the basic figure and the standard supplement figure; and output figure processing means for processing said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data into output figure data used to output as an output figure the overlapped at least one basic figure and at least one standard supplement figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside said output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data; said output figure containing at least one supplemental figure which is a portion of said at least one standard supplemental figure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said standard supplement figure processing means comprises determined means for determining a size and a position of each of said at least one standard supplement figure based on said control program and said characteristic of said at least one basic figure, and preparing means for preparing said standard supplement figure data representative of each determined standard supplement figure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said at least one standard supplement figure consists of a single standard supplement figure determined by said determining means, and said preparing means prepares the standard supplement figure data representative of said single standard supplement figure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one basic figure consists of a single basic figure, and said basic figure processing means prepares the basic figure data representative of said single basic figure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one basic figure consists of two basic figures connected to each other, and said at least one standard supplement figure consists of a single standard supplement figure which partially overlaps each of the connected two basic figures in said predetermined relation therewith, said output figure processing means producing the output figure data representative of the overlapped two basic figures and single standard supplement figure as said output figure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
87 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said at least one basic figure is a rectangular basic figure having a predetermined width as said characteristic, and said determining means determines as said at least one standard supplement figure a circle whose diameter is equal to said predetermined width, said preparing means preparing the standard supplement data representative of said circle such that a center of said circle is aligned with a middle point on one of opposite sides of rectangle of said rectangular basic figure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said at least one basic figure consists of two rectangles which have a predetermined width and which are connected to each other such that a middle point on one of opposite sides of one of said two rectangles is aligned with a middle point on one of opposite sides of the other of said two rectangles, said determining means determining as said at least one standard supplement figure a circle whose diameter is equal to the predetermined width of said two rectangles as said characteristic, said preparing means preparing the standard supplement data representative of said circle such that a center of said circle is aligned with said middle points of said two rectangles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said output figure processing means modifies said overlapped two rectangles and said circle along mutually perpendicular X and Y axes by two different magnifications, respectively, so that said two rectangles are converted into respective parallelograms while said circle is converted into an ellipse whose ellipticity is determined by a ratio of one of said different magnifications to the other magnification.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data consists of dot data consisting of data bits which correspond to picture elements on said output medium, the data bits corresponding to said inside-indicating data being set to indicate image dots to be formed at the picture elements which lie inside said output figure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a dot map memory for storing said dot data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said inside-indicating data comprise a data bit "1" while said outside-indicating data comprise a data bit "0", said output figure processing means producing said output figure data by logical addition of said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
452 words
A method for preparing output figure data used to output an output figure containing at least one basic figure, on an output medium such as a recording medium and a display screen, said method comprising the steps of: preparing basic figure data necessary to output said at least one basic figure on said output medium; determining, by utilizing a control program defining at least one standard supplement figure with respect to a shape and a size thereof and a relative position thereof to said at least one basic figure so as to partially overlap said at least one basic figure in a predetermined relation therewith and a characteristics of said at least one basic figure, a size and a position of said at least one standard supplement figure; preparing standard supplement figure data necessary to output said at least one standard supplement figure on said output medium, each of said basic figure data and said supplement figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said basic figure and said standard supplement figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the basic figure and the standard supplement figure; and processing said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data into the output figure data representing the overlapped at least one basic figure and at least one standard supplement figure as said output figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside the output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data, said output figure containing at least one supplemental figure which is a portion of said at least one standard supplement figure. at least one basic figure, a size and a position of said at least one standard supplement figure; preparing standard supplement figure data necessary to output said at least one standard supplement figure on said output medium, each of said basic figure data and said supplement figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said basic figure and said standard supplement figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the basic figure and the standard supplement figure; and processing said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data into the output figure data representing the overlapped at least one basic figure and at least one standard supplement figure as said output figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside the output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data, said output figure containing at least one supplemental figure which is a portion of said at least one standard supplement figure.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
452 words
A method for preparing output figure data used to output an output figure containing at least one basic figure, on an output medium such as a recording medium and a display screen, said method comprising the steps of: preparing basic figure data necessary to output said at least one basic figure on said output medium; determining, by utilizing a control program defining at least one standard supplement figure with respect to a shape and a size thereof and a relative position thereof to said at least one basic figure so as to partially overlap said at least one basic figure in a predetermined relation therewith and a characteristics of said at least one basic figure, a size and a position of said at least one standard supplement figure; preparing standard supplement figure data necessary to output said at least one standard supplement figure on said output medium, each of said basic figure data and said supplement figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said basic figure and said standard supplement figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the basic figure and the standard supplement figure; and processing said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data into the output figure data representing the overlapped at least one basic figure and at least one standard supplement figure as said output figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside the output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data, said output figure containing at least one supplemental figure which is a portion of said at least one standard supplement figure. at least one basic figure, a size and a position of said at least one standard supplement figure; preparing standard supplement figure data necessary to output said at least one standard supplement figure on said output medium, each of said basic figure data and said supplement figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said basic figure and said standard supplement figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the basic figure and the standard supplement figure; and processing said basic figure data and said standard supplement figure data into the output figure data representing the overlapped at least one basic figure and at least one standard supplement figure as said output figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside the output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data, said output figure containing at least one supplemental figure which is a portion of said at least one standard supplement figure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
233 words
A data processing apparatus comprising: basic figure processing means for preparing basic figure data necessary to output two basic figures connected to each other, on an output medium such as a recording medium and a display screen; supplemental figure processing means for determining, by utilizing a characteristic of said basic figures, two standard supplement figures each one of which extends from a corresponding one of the connected two basic figures in a predetermined relation therewith so as to partially overlap the other standard supplement figure, and preparing supplemental figure data necessary to output on said output medium the overlapped portion of said two standard supplement figures as a supplemental figure, said supplemental figure being contiguous with each of said connected two basic figures; each of said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said connected two basic figures and said supplemental figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the connected two basic figures and the supplemental figure; and output figure processing means for processing said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data into output figure data used to output the contiguous two basic figures and supplemental figure as an output figure, such that an area inside said output figure inside-indicating data and an area outside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
233 words
A data processing apparatus comprising: basic figure processing means for preparing basic figure data necessary to output two basic figures connected to each other, on an output medium such as a recording medium and a display screen; supplemental figure processing means for determining, by utilizing a characteristic of said basic figures, two standard supplement figures each one of which extends from a corresponding one of the connected two basic figures in a predetermined relation therewith so as to partially overlap the other standard supplement figure, and preparing supplemental figure data necessary to output on said output medium the overlapped portion of said two standard supplement figures as a supplemental figure, said supplemental figure being contiguous with each of said connected two basic figures; each of said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said connected two basic figures and said supplemental figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the connected two basic figures and the supplemental figure; and output figure processing means for processing said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data into output figure data used to output the contiguous two basic figures and supplemental figure as an output figure, such that an area inside said output figure inside-indicating data and an area outside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
107 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said two basic figures consist of two first parallelograms, and said supplemental figure processing means determines as said two standard supplement figures two second parallelograms each of which has opposite sides whose length is equal to a length of opposite sides of each of said first parallelograms, said each second parallelogram extending from one of the opposite sides of a corresponding one of said two first parallelograms such that one of said two opposite sides of said each second parallelogram is aligned with said one of said opposite sides of the corresponding one of said two first parallelograms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said each first parallelogram consists of a rectangle, while said each second parallelogram consists of a rectangle having opposite sides whose length is equal to a width of said rectangle of said first parallelogram.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
138 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said supplemental figure processing means comprises: means for preparing first figure data representative of one of said two standard supplement figures and second figure data representative of the other standard supplement figure, each of said first figure data and said second figure data consisting of the inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said two standard supplement figures, and the outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the two standard supplement figures; and means for processing said first figure data and said second figure data into said supplemental figure data such that an area inside said overlapped portion of the two standard supplement figures is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside said overlapped portion is indicated by said outside-indicating data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein each of said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data consists of dot data consisting of data bits which correspond to said inside-indicating data being set to indicate image dots to be formed at the picture elements which lie inside said output figure.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a dot map memory for storing said dot data.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
72 words
A data processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said inside-indicating data comprise a data bit "1" while said outside-indicating data comprise a data bit "0", said supplemental figure processing means producing said supplemental figure data by logical product of said first figure data and said second figure data, said output figure processing means producing said output figure data by logical addition of said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
244 words
A method for preparing output figure data used to output an output figure containing two basic figures connected to each other, on an output medium such as a recording medium and a display screen, said method comprising the steps of: preparing basic figure data necessary to output the connected two basic figures on said output medium; determining, by utilizing a characteristic of said basic figures, two standard supplement figures each one of which extends from a corresponding one of said connected two basic figures in a predetermined relation therewith so as to partially overlap the other standard supplement figure; preparing supplemental figure data necessary to output on said output medium the overlapped portion of said two standard supplement figures as a supplemental figure, said supplemental figure being contiguous with each of said connected two basic figures, each of said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said connected two basic figures and said supplemental figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the connected two basic figures and the supplemental figure; and processing said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data into the output figure data representing the contiguous two basic figures and supplemental figure as said output figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside said output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
244 words
A method for preparing output figure data used to output an output figure containing two basic figures connected to each other, on an output medium such as a recording medium and a display screen, said method comprising the steps of: preparing basic figure data necessary to output the connected two basic figures on said output medium; determining, by utilizing a characteristic of said basic figures, two standard supplement figures each one of which extends from a corresponding one of said connected two basic figures in a predetermined relation therewith so as to partially overlap the other standard supplement figure; preparing supplemental figure data necessary to output on said output medium the overlapped portion of said two standard supplement figures as a supplemental figure, said supplemental figure being contiguous with each of said connected two basic figures, each of said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data consisting of inside-indicating data indicating an area inside a corresponding one of said connected two basic figures and said supplemental figure, and outside-indicating data indicating an area outside said corresponding one of the connected two basic figures and the supplemental figure; and processing said basic figure data and said supplemental figure data into the output figure data representing the contiguous two basic figures and supplemental figure as said output figure, such that an area inside said output figure is indicated by said inside-indicating data and an area outside said output figure is indicated by said outside-indicating data.
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