Page printer
    21.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US4953103A

    公开(公告)日:1990-08-28

    申请号:US345397

    申请日:1989-04-28

    申请人: Masahiro Suzuki

    发明人: Masahiro Suzuki

    摘要: A page printer with an internal CPU, interrupt controller, and DMAC has a DMA stopping circuit in the DMAC, the function of which is to stop a DMA transfer in response to a DMA stop signal and restart it in response to a DMA restart signal. The DMA signal is generated by the interrupt controller when it receives certain interrupt requests, such as communication interrupt requests, enabling the CPU to service these requests promptly. The DMA restart signal is generated at the end of the interrupt service routine. This arrangement permits DMA transfers to be performed in burst mode, stopping only when urgent interrupt service is required. Burst-mode DMA improves the speed of operation of the printer.

    Image data conversion method and character code/character pattern
conversion apparatus
    22.
    发明授权
    Image data conversion method and character code/character pattern conversion apparatus 失效
    图像数据转换方法和字符码/字符码型转换装置

    公开(公告)号:US4516173A

    公开(公告)日:1985-05-07

    申请号:US353334

    申请日:1982-03-01

    摘要: An image data conversion method for converting the image data signal to the runlength signal through the process for reading once or several times a runlength code from a runlength conversion table for a given image data signal and a process for adding the pertinent runlength code when the same type of runlength code appears continuously. A character code/character pattern conversion apparatus which uses said image data conversion method, and provides, moreover, a multiplication device for multiplying character enlarging coefficient and the runlength code and a character interval inserting means which adds a character interval width code to the enlarged runlength code and outputs the input character code after converting it to the enlarged character pattern along with the interval code.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像数据转换方法,用于通过用于从给定图像数据信号的游程长度转换表读取一次或几次游程长度代码的处理来将图像数据信号转换为游程长度信号,以及当相同的游程长度代码相加时的过程 运行长度代码的类型不断出现。 一种使用所述图像数据转换方法的字符码/字符码型转换装置,并且还提供了用于乘以字符放大系数和游程长度码的乘法装置,以及字符间隔插入装置,其将字符间隔宽度码与放大的游程长度相加 编码并输出输入字符代码,并将其与间隔代码一起转换为放大字符模式​​。

    Font compression and decompression for character generation
    23.
    发明授权
    Font compression and decompression for character generation 失效
    用于字符生成的字体压缩和解压缩

    公开(公告)号:US4481602A

    公开(公告)日:1984-11-06

    申请号:US251602

    申请日:1981-04-06

    摘要: In a technique for storing data representative of characters and symbols of a font in a compacted manner, interstitial bank spaces between characters are removed. The proper symbol is addressed during decompression by combining a calculated approximate pointer with a limited range correction factor stored with the font to obtain an exact start of symbol pointer utilized to address the image data for the symbol. Also stored with the correction factor is data indicating the vertical positioning of the symbol within the character box.

    摘要翻译: 在以压缩方式存储表示字体的字符和符号的数据的技术中,字符之间的间隙库空间被去除。 在解压缩期间通过将计算出的近似指针与与该字体一起存储的有限范围校正因子组合以获得用于寻址符号的图像数据的符号指针的确切开始,在解压缩期间寻址适当的符号。 还存储有校正因子的数据是表示符号在字符框内的垂直定位的数据。

    Circuit arrangement for storing a text
    24.
    发明授权
    Circuit arrangement for storing a text 失效
    用于存储文本的电路布置

    公开(公告)号:US4267582A

    公开(公告)日:1981-05-12

    申请号:US925276

    申请日:1978-07-17

    申请人: Gerd Thomanek

    发明人: Gerd Thomanek

    摘要: A circuit arrangement for storing a text of characters and of combination characters composed of a plurality of characters has the characters assigned code words which can be input into a working memory. The working memory contains a text memory in which the code words of the characters, and possibly the code words of a character of the combination of characters of a given portion of a text, can be stored in the form of primary groups and in which, where applicable, the other characters of the combination characters can be stored by hierarchically classified subsidiary groups. The working memory contains an assignment memory for storing items of assignment data which are associated with the primary groups and the subsidiary groups and which indicate the position and number of the character positions of each primary group and of the subsidiary groups.

    摘要翻译: 用于存储字符文本和由多个字符组成的组合字符的电路装置具有可以输入到工作存储器中的分配了代码字的字符。 工作存储器包含文本存储器,其中字符的代码字以及可能的文本的给定部分的字符组合的字符的代码字可以以主组的形式存储, 适用时,组合字符的其他字符可以由分级分类的子组存储。 工作记忆体包含分配存储器,用于存储与主组和辅助组相关联的分配数据项,并指示每个主组和子组的字符位置的位置和数量。

    Character output device
    25.
    发明授权
    Character output device 失效
    字符输出设备

    公开(公告)号:US5825987A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-20

    申请号:US683731

    申请日:1996-07-18

    申请人: Kei Asada

    发明人: Kei Asada

    CPC分类号: G06K15/02 G06K2215/002

    摘要: A font substitution printer serving as a character output device includes a substitute font generation section, a storage section and other sections. The storage section includes a font attribute data base consisting of the font names, typeface names, encoding names and metrics names of loaded fonts and usable fonts, a typeface attribute base, and a substitute encoding data base storing therein information as to a relationship between encodings and other encodings which substitute for the former encodings. The substitute font generation section extracts a typeface name, an encoding name and a metrics name from an output requested font name, selects a substitute typeface most similar in the typeface attribute to the extracted typeface name, and, out of substitute fonts consisting of one or more loaded fonts which satisfy not only the substitute encoding that is obtained in accordance with the extracted encoding name but also the selected substitute typeface, creates a substitute font with the weight or metrics thereof adjusted.

    摘要翻译: 用作字符输出装置的字体替换打印机包括替代字形生成部分,存储部分和其他部分。 存储部分包括由字体名称,字体名称,加载的字体和可用字体的编码名称和度量名称组成的字体属性数据库,字体属性库和替代编码数据库,其中存储关于编码之间的关系的信息 以及替代前一种编码的其他编码。 替代字体生成部分从输出请求的字体名称中提取字体名称,编码名称和度量名称,在提取的字体名称中选择字体属性中最相似的替代字体,并且从由一个或多个 更多加载的字体不仅满足根据提取的编码名称获得的替代编码,而且满足所选择的替代字体,产生具有调整权重或度量的替代字体。

    Document processing apparatus
    26.
    发明授权
    Document processing apparatus 失效
    文件处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US5790093A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-04

    申请号:US460089

    申请日:1995-06-02

    申请人: Tsutomu Takahashi

    发明人: Tsutomu Takahashi

    摘要: A document processing apparatus such as word processor or electronic typewriter having a display includes: a pattern generator to generate a plurality of kinds of character patterns; a selecting key to select the kind of at least the character pattern to be output; a decoration information designating key to designate decoration information for the kind of the selected character pattern; a modifying circuit to modify the generated character pattern on the basis of the designated decoration information; an instructing key to instruct the confirmation of the kind of the selected character pattern and the designated decoration information; a display to display the character pattern generated from the pattern generator; and a controller for constructing each of the character patterns constructing the kind name of the selected character pattern by the character pattern of the name of the selected kind and modifying by the modifying circuit in accordance with the instruction of the instructing key and displaying the name of the kind of the selected character pattern by the display. A font memory is used as a pattern generator. With the apparatus, the designated character kind and decoration information can be confirmed at a glance while efficiently using the document editing display screen.

    摘要翻译: 诸如具有显示器的文字处理器或电子打字机的文件处理装置包括:图形发生器,用于产生多种字符图形; 选择键,以选择至少要输出的字符图案的种类; 装饰信息指定键,用于指定所选字符图案的种类的装饰信息; 修改电路,用于根据指定的装饰信息来修改生成的字符图案; 指示确认所选择的字符图案的种类和指定的装饰信息的指示键; 用于显示从图案生成器生成的字符图案的显示器; 以及控制器,用于通过所选择类型的名称的字符模式来构造构成所选择的字符图案的种类名称的每个字符图案,并且通过修改电路根据指令键的指令进行修改,并显示其名称 所显示的所选字符图案的种类。 字体存储器用作模式生成器。 利用该装置,可以在有效地使用文档编辑显示画面的同时一目了然地确认指定的字符种类和装饰信息。

    Apparatus for and method of controlling output
    27.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for and method of controlling output 失效
    用于控制输出的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5761395A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-02

    申请号:US899893

    申请日:1997-07-24

    IPC分类号: G06K15/02 G09G5/24 G06K15/00

    摘要: An output control apparatus which delivers a character pattern in accordance with a character generating request from a host computer and which selects one of a plurality of fonts in accordance with data designated by the host computer, comprising means of selecting a font of characters to be outputted in accordance with an attribute thereof, memory means for storing therein a plurality of font data and a plurality of font scalers, means for setting degrees of priority of the plurality of font scalers, and means for selecting a font of characters to be outputted in accordance with a degree of priority set by the setting means at the time when said font of characters to be outputted is selected.

    摘要翻译: 一种输出控制装置,其根据来自主计算机的字符生成请求传送字符图形,并且根据由主计算机指定的数据选择多个字体之一,包括选择要输出的字符的字体的装置 根据其属性,用于存储多个字体数据和多个字体缩放器的存储装置,用于设置多个字体缩放器的优先级的装置,以及用于根据该字符数据选择要输出的字符的字体的装置 在选择要输出的字符的字体时由设置装置设置的优先级。

    Character output device
    28.
    发明授权
    Character output device 失效
    字符输出设备

    公开(公告)号:US5668935A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-16

    申请号:US683425

    申请日:1996-07-18

    申请人: Osamu Endo

    发明人: Osamu Endo

    摘要: A character output device comprises a storage section for storing typeface property data consisting of quantitative and qualitative information of the specific parts of specific characters that are commonly possessed by a plural number of fonts, a distance calculating section for calculating a distance between typeface property of a font the use of which is requested and any of other fonts than the use requested font, and a font selector section for selecting, on the basis of the calculation result, a font of which the typeface property is closest to the typeface property of the use requested font. In the character output device, when a font with the same typeface as that of the use requested font is not retained in the character output device, a control section and a character development processor section cooperatively substitute the typeface of the retained font selected by the font selector section for the typeface of the use requested font to perform a character processing. An output section outputs the result of the character processing.

    摘要翻译: 字符输出装置包括:存储部分,用于存储由多个字体通常具有的特定字符的特定部分的定量和定性信息组成的字体属性数据;距离计算部分,用于计算字体输出装置的字体特性之间的距离; 字体使用被请求的字体以及比使用请求字体的任何其他字体,以及字体选择器部分,用于根据计算结果选择字体属性最接近使用的字体属性的字体 请求字体 在字符输出装置中,当字符输出装置中不保留具有与使用请求字体相同字体的字体时,控制部分和字符显影处理器部分协作地替代由字体选择的保留字体的字体 选择器部分,用于使用请求字体的字体执行字符处理。 输出部分输出字符处理的结果。

    Common font rasterizer available to multiple printer personalities
    29.
    发明授权
    Common font rasterizer available to multiple printer personalities 失效
    通用字体光栅化器可用于多个打印机个性

    公开(公告)号:US5572631A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-05

    申请号:US242210

    申请日:1994-05-13

    摘要: A printer that allows a plurality of personalities access to a common rasterizer. The printer is constructed of an operating system, a scaleable font and a personality interface. The scaleable font is logically connected to the operating system as is the personality interface. Additionally, the personality interface is logically connected to the plurality of personalities and the common rasterizer. The personality interface allows the plurality of personalities to communicate with the operating system and the common rasterizer. When the operating system receives a print job, it activates one of the plurality of personalities to become an active personality. Next, the operating system sends the print job through the personality interface to the active personality and gives the active personality exclusive access to the common rasterizer.

    摘要翻译: 一种允许多个人访问公共光栅化器的打印机。 打印机由操作系统,可缩放字体和个性界面构成。 可扩展字体与个性界面一样,逻辑上连接到操作系统。 此外,个性界面逻辑上连接到多个人物和公共光栅化器。 个性界面允许多个人物与操作系统和公共光栅化器通信。 当操作系统接收到打印作业时,它激活多个人物中的一个以成为活跃的个性。 接下来,操作系统通过个性界面将打印作业发送到活动个性,并给予对普通光栅化器的主动个性独占访问。

    Font storage management and control
    30.
    发明授权
    Font storage management and control 失效
    FONT存储管理与控制

    公开(公告)号:US5206736A

    公开(公告)日:1993-04-27

    申请号:US590096

    申请日:1990-09-28

    IPC分类号: B41J5/44 G06K15/02

    摘要: A font storage management and control arrangement which allows the addition of fonts to font storage and includes a font filter which provides a multilevel control of font information stored, to allow optimum use of limited font storage facilities. As font information is stored to font storage in printer controller, the font characteristics are examined for comparison with a predetermined list of font storage requirements. Font information is stored in accordance with user determination of whether particular font information is useful for the user.