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Image generating system and method

US5909539A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1996
Grant dateJun 1, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/206
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Defining information for defining the condition for adding background colors is previously stored in a condition storage area, and a spreadsheet form is registered in a form storage area. Alphanumeric character data to be written in a cell of a spreadsheet are stored in a record storage area. When a CPU is instructed to start printing, the CPU outputs the alphanumeric character data as output data to a data value decision section. The data value decision section reads the output data and determines a background color in accordance with the read output data to prepare a print record to which color information is added. A printer control section prepares print data to which the background color is added in accordance with the color information for the print record and the spreadsheet form registered in the form storage area.

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