Generating typefaces through image analysis
US8331681B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/75
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Generating typefaces from various images is disclosed in which any image, whether from a still photograph or a video frame, is analyzed to find various patterns existing in the image. These patterns may be evident from the image itself or may be discovered by applying various transforms to the image. The patterns obtained from the image are then compared against existing characters in existing typefaces in trying to find correlations between individual patterns and individual characters of the existing typefaces. When correlations are found, the character image representing the pattern that resembles the existing typeface character is analyzed for various typeface properties, such as weight, width, angle, and the like. Using these determined typeface properties and the visual elements of the character image, an entire set of characters making up a new typeface is generated.
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