Method and apparatus for selecting a preferential font
US6738149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An outputting apparatus such as a laser beam printer comprises a memory to store designation information to designate a selection-impossible font from a plurality of fonts and a selector to select a font which is most adaptive from the fonts other than the selection instructed font in accordance with an input of selection instruction information to instruct so as to select the selection-impossible font that is designated by the designation information stored in the memory. The plurality of fonts include internal fonts provided in the apparatus and fonts which are supplied from the outside.
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