Character/symbol generating device for generating character/symbol with a desired line thickness
US5867174A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Two types of outline font data defining thin and thick line characters belonging to the same font category are stored in a character ROM. Intermediate line characters of the same font category are generated based on the data stored in the character ROM without need for fixedly determining an order of arrangement of a plurality of pieces of data making up the character.
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