Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A character output device which selects a font with a desired typeface from among a plural number of fonts with different typefaces in response to a font-use request, and outputs a character using the selected font, comprising: storage means for storing quantitative information of specific parts of specific characters, which is information indicative of features of fonts, in the form of typeface property information in connection with the fonts; font select means for selecting a font with a typeface the use of which is requested when the font is coincident with any of the plural number of fonts, and a font of which the typeface property information stored in said storage means is closest to that of the use requested font when the use requested font is not included in the plural number of fonts; and character output means for outputting a character on the basis of the font selected by said font select means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A character output device which selects a font with a desired typeface from among a plural number of fonts with different typefaces in response to a font-use request, and outputs a character using the selected font, comprising: storage means for storing quantitative information of specific parts of specific characters, which is information indicative of features of fonts, in the form of typeface property information in connection with the fonts; font select means for selecting a font with a typeface the use of which is requested when the font is coincident with any of the plural number of fonts, and a font of which the typeface property information stored in said storage means is closest to that of the use requested font when the use requested font is not included in the plural number of fonts; and character output means for outputting a character on the basis of the font selected by said font select means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The character output device according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores, as the typeface property information, quantitative values obtained by measuring the same parts of characters that are commonly possessed b the plural number of fonts, and qualitative information of the same parts of the characters that are commonly possessed by the plural number of fonts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The character output device according to claim 2, wherein the quantitative values are values obtained by measuring a character width, a vertical line width, a horizontal line width and a counter of the common characters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The character output device according to claim 2, wherein the qualitative information is representative of presence or absence of a putting-of-brush, a serif and a sweep-up at the same parts of the common characters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
The character output device according to claim 1, further comprising distance calculating means for calculating a distance between the typeface property of the use requested font and any of other fonts than the use requested font, wherein said font select means selects a font when the use requested font is not included in the plural number of fonts, on the basis of results calculate by said distance calculating means.