Method of adjusting the weight of a character of an outline font
US5280576A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for adjusting the weight of a character of an outline font to produce an adjusted character, the character and adjusted character being described by collections of control points that guide the drawing of line or curve segments, with each line or curve segment being described by two end control points and each curve segment also being described by at least one middle control point. According to the method, first and second lines are determined for each segment of the character. The first line is the line defined by the two end control points of the segment, and the second line is the line parallel to the first line and offset from the first line a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction. Next, first intersects are determined for each segment of the character. The first intersects are the intersects between the associated second line and the second lines of adjoining character segments. The first intersects are set as the end control points of the associated segment of the adjusted character. Then third and fourth lines and a second intersect are determined for each curve segment of the character. The third line is the line defined by one end control point of th…
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