Font and column format control system
US4205922A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0037
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for handling multiple printer font requirements during playout of a plurality of sequentially stored text columns in a side-by-side format. A line from one column is printed on a print line, the carrier is caused to escape, and any corresponding line from a succeeding column is printed on the same line. Printing and escapement continue until all corresponding lines from each column are printed on the same print line prior to causing a printer carrier return. During playout within a column, or from column to column, printer font requirements stored with the text are used to determine subsequent system events. If one of the columns, or a portion thereof, is to be printed in a different type style or language, the system will signal a need for a font change, stop the playout and await an indication that a font change has been made.
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