Outputting method and apparatus
US5664070A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An outputting apparatus comprises: a changing circuit to change a bit map font in accordance with a resolution of an outputting mechanism in the case where a resolution of the bit map font to be generated differs from the resolution of the outputting mechanism; a developing circuit to develop dot pattern information of the bit map font changed by the changing circuit; and an outputting device to output the dot pattern information developed by the developing means. The changing circuit executes a smoothing process by interpolating one dot into a zigzag portion of a character pattern. The bit map font is a down-load font.
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