US5345518A
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Pattern generator
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-12-20
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Granted: 1994-09-06
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Expires: 2013-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A pattern generator comprising a memory for storing a plurality of regular character and sign patterns, an input device for receiving as image data a character and sign pattern in a document, a pattern recognition unit for recognizing the character and sign pattern in the image data that the input device has received, a converter for converting the character and sign pattern recognized by the recognition into to the corresponding character and sign code, and an output device for reading from the memory a character and sign pattern corresponding to the character and sign code generated by the converter and outputting the read pattern to a recording medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Yutaka Murakami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/41; H04N1/411; H04N1/4115; H04N1/40; H04N1/40093
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A pattern generator comprising: input means for receiving a character pattern of a first dot density, the character pattern existing at a designated area; conversion means for converting the character pattern of the first dot density received by said input means into a character pattern of a second dot density; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means; and means for storing the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A pattern generator comprising: input means for receiving a character pattern of a first dot density, the character pattern existing at a designated area; conversion means for converting the character pattern of the first dot density received by said input means into a character pattern of a second dot density; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means; and means for storing the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A pattern generator according to claim 1, wherein said setting means includes means for inputting a code, and wherein said generator stores said image pattern in correspondence to said input code to form a new font pattern without converting the image pattern to a font pattern that said generator includes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pattern generator according to claim 1, wherein said input means comprises an image scanner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A pattern generator according to claim 1, wherein a set of the character codes are input from a host computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A pattern generator comprising: input means for receiving a character pattern of a first number of dots; conversion means for converting the pattern of the first number of dots received by said input means into a character pattern of a second number of dots; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second number of dots converted by said conversion means; and means for storing the character pattern of the second number of dots converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
A pattern generator comprising: input means for receiving a character pattern of a first number of dots; conversion means for converting the pattern of the first number of dots received by said input means into a character pattern of a second number of dots; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second number of dots converted by said conversion means; and means for storing the character pattern of the second number of dots converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pattern generator according to claim 5, wherein said input means comprises an image scanner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A pattern generator according to claim 5, wherein a set of the character codes are input from a host computer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
138 words
An information processing system comprising: input means for inputting image data of a first dot density; extracting means for extracting a character pattern from the input image data, the character pattern existing at a designated area; conversion means for converting the character pattern of the first dot density extracted by said extracting means into a character pattern of a second dot density; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means; means for storing the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means; and output means for outputting, in response to input of code data, the character pattern stored in said storage means in correspondence with the input code data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
138 words
An information processing system comprising: input means for inputting image data of a first dot density; extracting means for extracting a character pattern from the input image data, the character pattern existing at a designated area; conversion means for converting the character pattern of the first dot density extracted by said extracting means into a character pattern of a second dot density; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means; means for storing the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means; and output means for outputting, in response to input of code data, the character pattern stored in said storage means in correspondence with the input code data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
124 words
A printer comprising: input means for receiving a character pattern of a first dot density, the character pattern existing at a designated area; conversion means for converting the character pattern of the first dot density received by said input means into a character pattern of a second dot density; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means; means for storing the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means; and printing means printing, in response to input of code data, the character pattern stored in said storage means in correspondence with the input code data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
124 words
A printer comprising: input means for receiving a character pattern of a first dot density, the character pattern existing at a designated area; conversion means for converting the character pattern of the first dot density received by said input means into a character pattern of a second dot density; means for setting character code data corresponding to the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means; means for storing the character pattern of the second dot density converted by said conversion means in correspondence with the character code data set by said setting means; and printing means printing, in response to input of code data, the character pattern stored in said storage means in correspondence with the input code data.
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