Method for optimizing font marking
US5893668A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method for optimizing the print path of an articulated marking head during the application of a data string of segmented characters. The controlling program which implements the optimized marking head sequence provides for skipping unused line segments within a given data string, thus eliminating unnecessary marking head travel and lessening print cycle time.
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