Method and apparatus for improved printing in a selected orientation
US4627097A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0077
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a printer with a capability of printing in any one of a plurality of rotations. Component image data is stored in a library. The component image data is subdivided into data sets or quads. The size of a quad is selected so that it can be readily rotated with simple hardware. As the data sets are written to a buffer, they are rotated, and the locations in the buffer at which the different data sets are written depends on the selected rotation, to provide for data rotation "on the fly".
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