Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARACTER PATTERN GENERATION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH0651747
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To obtain the character pattern generating method and device which can display and output characters with improved readability by eliminating the blurring of characters at the time of low-resolution output.
CONSTITUTION: Character font information is stored in a font storage part 103 in the form of outlines of sets of dot coordinates and data showing an outline are generated according to the output resolution of the character font information stored in the font storage part 103. When it is judged that this resolution is lower than specific resolution, it is decided whether or not the outline has an overlap part, and the outline of the decided part is moved to inside the outline and then developed into a bit map.
Inventors:
FUJII FUMIKO
Application Number:
JP20641092A
Publication Date:
February 25, 1994
Filing Date:
August 03, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
G06F3/153; G06T11/20; G09G5/24; (IPC1-7): G09G5/24; G06F3/153; G06F15/72
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka (1 person outside)
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